Gracemed Health Clinic Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

GRACEMED HEALTHY KIDS PROJECT - THE GRACEMED HEALTHY KIDS PROJECT WILL ENCOMPASS A 29-COUNTY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF KANSAS REACHING FROM THE SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION, INCLUDING THE LARGEST CITY (WICHITA), UP THROUGH RURAL COUNTIES OF THE EASTERN SECTOR INTO THE METROPOLITAN AREAS OF TOPEKA AND KANSAS CITY. AN ESTIMATED 213,527 UNINSURED RESIDENTS LIVE IN THESE TARGETED COUNTIES, WITH ABOUT 16,360 CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID/CHIP BUT CURRENTLY UNROLLED AND 51,544 ADULTS ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID IF KANSAS WERE TO UNDERTAKE MEDICAID EXPANSION. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE TO SEEK ELIGIBLE BUT NOT ENROLLED MEDICAID OR CHIP CHILDREN RESIDING IN THESE RURAL AND URBAN COUNTIES, ASSIST THEM IN COMPLETING APPLICATIONS AND VERIFICATION OF BENEFITS, AND HELP CURRENT ENROLLEES STAY COVERED. WE WILL ALSO ASSIST ELIGIBLE MEDICAID PARENTS AND PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS WITH ENROLLMENT AND HELP THEM REMAIN COVERED. FOUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH REPRESENTATIVES WILL COMMIT 100 % OF THEIR TIME OUTREACHING THE 29 ACTIVITIES AUGMENTED BY MASS AND SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISEMENT TO MARKET THE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, GRACEMED, FOUR (4) HEALTH NAVIGATORS WILL COMMIT .25 FTE EACH TO ASSIST WITH ENROLLMENT AND RENEWAL OF MEDICAID/CHIP BENEFITS. THESE HEALTH NAVIGATORS HAVE PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY (PE) AUTHORITY AND CURRENTLY HAVE OVER 80 % SUCCESS RATE IN ENROLLING AND RENEWING ELIGIBLE MEDICAID/CHIP APPLICANTS. GRACEMED IS A CURRENT RECIPIENT OF THE 2019 HEALTH KIDS FUNDING AND HAS ACHIEVED A 71 % SUCCESS RATE IN NEW ENROLLMENTS DESPITE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CHALLENGES. UTILIZING HEALTHY KIDS NATIONAL CAMPAIGN MATERIALS AND OUR EXPERIENCE, GRACEMED WILL ENGAGE IN PROVEN OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT STRATEGIES SUCH AS BACK-TO-SCHOOL TIME ACTIVITIES, YEAR-ROUND ACTIVITIES, AND TARGETED MESSAGES FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL ACA EXCHANGE OPEN PERIOD TO REMIND FAMILIES THAT MEDICAID/CHIP ENROLLMENT CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME IN THE YEAR. FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT 36 MONTH PERIOD, THE GOALS ARE: TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED FOR CHILDREN: 4,062 TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN VERIFIED TO BE NEWLY ENROLLED IN MEDICAID OR CHIP: 3,249 TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN VERIFIED AS RENEWED IN MEDICAID OR CHIP: 2,991 TOTAL NUMBER OF OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT ACTIVITIES COMPLETED: 420 TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED FOR PARENTS: 480 TOTAL NUMBER OF PARENTS VERIFIED TO BE NEWLY ENROLLED IN MEDICAID: 384 TOTAL NUMBER OF PARENTS VERIFIED AS RENEWED IN MEDICAID: 375 PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS FOR WHOM AN APPLICATION FOR HEALTH COVERAGE WILL BE SUBMITTED: 825 PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS NEWLY ENROLLED IN MEDICAID OR CHIP: 663 PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BE RENEWED (POSTPARTUM COVERAGE) IN MEDICAID OR CHIP: 411 TOTAL GRANT FUNDING REQUESTED: $1,500,000 COST PER NEW APPLICATION OR RENEWED APPLICATION ENCOUNTER: $ 116.61

CONNECTING KIDS TO COVERAGE OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

CONNECTING KIDS TO COVERAGE OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT - NAME OF ORGANIZATION: GRACEMED HEALTH CLINIC, INC. PROJECT NAME: GRACEMED HEALTHY KANSAS KIDS INITIATIVE PROJECT GOALS: FOR THE FUNDING PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2025, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2030, WE PROJECT TO SUBMIT 8,639 NEW APPLICATIONS WITH 6,611 NEW ENROLLMENTS (76.5% APPROVAL), AND 5,212 RENEWALS APPROVED BY THE KANSAS MEDICAID/KANCARE AND CHIP PROGRAMS. WE WILL CONDUCT 1,910 OR MORE OUTREACH EVENTS THROUGHOUT OUR 29-COUNTY SERVICE AREA DURING THE GRANT PERIOD. TOTAL BUDGET (FIVE YEARS) - $3,000,000 ($600,000 PER YEAR) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS: TO SUPPORT SALARIES/BENEFITS ($2,041,627) FOR 11 STAFF PROVIDING OVERSIGHT, DIRECTION, OUTREACH EDUCATION, APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, ENROLLMENT AND RENEWAL FOR ELIGIBLE CHILDREN, THEIR PARENTS AND PREGNANT WOMEN INTO THE KANSAS MEDICAID/KANCARE AND CHIP PROGRAMS. FEDERAL FUNDS WILL ALSO BE USED TO PURCHASE OFFICE SUPPLIES AND STAFF LAPTOPS FOR ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE ($57,363), TRAVEL (USING GSA.GOV ALLOWABLE RATES) WILL INCLUDE PERSONAL VEHICLE USE MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL OUTREACH EFFORTS IN THE 29-COUNTY AREA, ALONG WITH ATTENDANCE AT REQUIRED CMS MEETINGS OF KEY PERSONNEL ($168,080), MARKETING AND OUTREACH MATERIALS ($340,625) AND ALLOWABLE INDIRECT RATE OF 15% ($391,304). ALL STAFF POSITIONS ARE CURRENTLY FILLED AND PROVIDING CKC SERVICES; WE WILL NOT NEED A 90-DAY PLANNING PERIOD DUE TO OUR CURRENT AND PREVIOUS YEARS’ EXPERIENCE, ENABLING US TO CONTINUE THESE SERVICES UNINTERRUPTED IN KANSAS BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025. CKC ACHIEVEMENTS: SINCE AWARD OF OUR INITIAL FUNDING JULY 1, 2019, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2024, GRACEMED HAS PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING CKC SERVICES: JULY 1, 2019–JUNE 30, 2020 – 1,854 NEW APPLICATIONS & RENEWALS APPROVED, 295 OUTREACH EVENTS JULY 1, 2020 – JUNE 30, 2021 – 945 NEW APPLICATIONS & RENEWALS APPROVED, 425 OUTREACH EVENTS* JULY 1, 2021 – JUNE 30, 2022 – 962 NEW APPLICATIONS & RENEWALS APPROVED, 442 OUTREACH EVENTS* JULY 1, 2022–JUNE 30, 2023– 1,641 NEW APPLICATIONS & RENEWALS APPROVED, 365 OUTREACH EVENTS* JULY 1, 2023 – JUNE 30, 2024–4,204 NEW APPLICATIONS & RENEWALS APPROVED, 683 OUTREACH EVENTS JULY 1, 2024- DEC. 31, 2024-1,963 NEW APPLICATIONS & RENEWALS APPROVED, 523 OUTREACH EVENTS * COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACTED YEARS A TOTAL OF 12,952 APPLICATIONS WERE COMPLETED/ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO BENEFICIARIES DURING THIS TIME PERIOD BY GRACEMED.- WITH 11,569 APPROVED (89.3% APPROVAL RATE).

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) GRANTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS CAPITAL PROGRAM

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) GRANTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS CAPITAL PROGRAM

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS CAPITAL PROGRAM

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM