Chief Patron: Hall
JCHC-Public Info. Campaign Medicaid for Low-Inc. Medicare Beneficiaries

Item 295 #16h

Language
Page 229, line 25, strike "$18,551,442" and insert "$18,952,442".
Page 229, line 25, strike "$18,551,442" and insert "$18,953,542".
Page 230, after line 14, insert:
"H. Out of this appropriation, $401,000 the first year and $402,100 the second year from the general fund is provided to develop and implement a public information campaign to educate Virginia’s poor elderly and disabled residents about Medicaid assistance programs for low-income Medicare beneficiaries.  The Department for the Aging shall coordinate the campaign with the Department for Medical Assistance Services and with local area agencies on aging.  Out of the amounts appropriated for this activity, the Department for the Aging shall provide each local area agency on aging with $15,000 to support the operation of the campaign.  The Department for the Aging shall evaluate the campaign’s impact on low-income Medicare beneficiaries and report the results of its evaluation to the Governor, the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees, and the Chairman of the Joint Commission on Health Care prior to December 1, 2001.”
Companion Language Amendment:  “Out of this appropriation, $401,000 the first year and $402,100 the second year shall be provided from the general fund to develop and implement a public information campaign to educate Virginia’s poor elderly and disabled residents about Medicaid assistance programs for low-income Medicare beneficiaries.  The Department for the Aging shall coordinate the campaign with the Department for Medical Assistance Services and with local Area Agencies on Aging.  The Department for the Aging shall provide each local Area Agency on Aging with $15,000 to support the operation of the campaign.  The Department for the Aging shall evaluate the campaign’s impact on low-income Medicare beneficiaries and report the results of its evaluation to the Governor, the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees, and the Chairman of the Joint Commission on Health Care prior to December 1, 2001.”

Explanation
(This amendment provides funds for a public information campaign about Medicaid assistance programs for low-income Medicare beneficiaries. This is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.)