Assistance program
Support for Ombudsman and Beneficiary Counseling Programs for States Participating in Financial Alignment Model Demonstrations for Dually Eligible Individuals
$30.9 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Health and Human Services, Department of
- Assistance
- Cooperative Agreements
- CFDA number
- 93.634
- What it does
- CMS is presenting this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to ensure that the beneficiaries of the Financial Alignment Demonstration models – as well as their caregivers and authorized representatives -- have access to person-centered assistance in resolving problems and selecting appropriate health care coverage related to the Plans and providers.
- Who benefits
- States which have signed an MOU with CMS to implement one of the financial alignment demonstration models. Enrollees and caregivers in the Financial Alignment Demonstration,
- Who applies
- States which have signed an MOU with CMS to implement one of the financial alignment demonstration models.
- Authorized by
- Statutory Authority: section 1115A of the Social Security Act (added by section 3021 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148).
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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- Committed through this program
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Direct payments