$46.5 million to help beneficiaries learn about Medicare
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(HealthNewsDigest.com)- Nearly $46.5 million for basic grant funding will be distributed to State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs) to help people with Medicare get more information about their health benefits and choices, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner announced today.
The fiscal year 2012 grant is a non-competitive continuation of the SHIP grant from the prior annual grant period. These grants are available to the 54 SHIP organizations in the United States and its territories. The funding is available to SHIPs for the grant year April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013.
For a complete copy of the announcement: http://www.cms.gov/apps/media/press_releases.asp
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