Earmark - The impact of Care Coordination and Support Strategic Partnership on Health Care Use of Chronically and Seriously Ill Patients and Improved Use of Community Services and Program Satisfaction of their Caregivers.

Agency:		Department of Health and Human Services
Bureau:		Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Account:		Program management (75-0511)
Certifying Official:		Director, Division of Budget Formulation
Contact Information:		http://WWW.HHS.GOV 202-720-3210

The impact of Care Coordination and Support Strategic Partnership on Health Care Use of Chronically and Seriously Ill Patients and Improved Use of Community Services and Program Satisfaction of their Caregivers.

1 recipient will receive $248,000. This is a first-time earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Code: n/a

Description: The objectives of the project are to determine the impact of care coordination and support strategic partnerships (CCSSPs) on (1) decreasing emergency department visits, acute care admissions and length of stay, nursing home admissions and length of stay in chronically and seriously ill patients; (2) improving use of community services by caregivers of chronically and seriously ill patients; (3) caregiver satisfaction with CCSSP service delivery; and (4) effectiveness in addressing specific care giving problems.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
Hamot Medical Center (25-0965387)	$248	Program Management	Non-Profit	201 State Street Erie, PA
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Citation

Source: Appropriations Statute

Reference: Public Law 108-447

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Citation Excerpt: $250,000 is available for Hamot Medical Center, Erie, Pennsylvania, and the Ohio Health System, Columbus, Ohio, to implement a demonstration project on the Medicare Advantage program.

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Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007