The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) funds state aging and disability agencies and Title VI Native American programs to help low-income Medicare beneficiaries access affordable care.
Resources for administering your MIPPA grant and conducting outreach
The tools below are specifically designed to help Title VI and other MIPPA grantees understand how to use their grant money and deliver on the purpose of MIPPA to assist with enrollment of American Indian/Native American populations into the Medicare low-income subsidies. We also offer tips for successful outreach strategies. Many of these resources were developed for NCOA with support from the International Association for Indigenous Aging (IA2).
| Resource Description | Audience | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Fact Sheets: Medicare Savings for Native Americans, Alaska and Hawaiian Natives | Tribal elders and caregivers | Word and PDF (customizable) |
| Infographic: Purchasing Outreach Items with MIPPA Money | Professionals | |
| Key Delivery Mechanisms of Indian Health Care | Professionals | |
| Key Demographics and Characteristics of American Indian and Alaska Natives | Professionals | Web page |
| Successful Outreach Methods with AI/AN Communities: Tips for Title VI Programs | Professionals | |
| Tip Sheet: Medicare and the Indian Health Service | Tribal elders and caregivers | |
| Tip Sheet: Using Visuals in Outreach | Professionals | |
| Tips and Recommendations for Working with AI/AN Communities | Professionals | |
| Utilizing Native American Media | Professionals |
Free outreach materials from Medicare
Use the links below to order or download official government resources from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
| Resource Description | Format |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Matters: Resources for Indian health care providers and application assisters to enroll American Indians & Alaska Natives into various forms of CMS health insurance | |
| Medicare for American Indians & Alaska Natives | |
| Tribal resource ordering page (print materials and DVDs) | Order page |
