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Cindy—

You raise a good point, and this is something we (and your peers) have alerted CMS to, that their communications re: MSPs that use the Federal eligibility guidelines aren’t useful in those states that have raised the income thresholds and/or raised or eliminated asset tests.

CMS is fine with each state altering the message to reflect your state’s MSP rules. This was the communique we received from one of the CMS regional reps talking about a similar issue in Indiana:

On May 10, CMS is going to Tweet (@MedicareGov, with a blue check) and share on Facebook (Medicare, with a blue check) the messages below. You can re-Tweet and share the message from your own social media accounts. You may also want to add that the income limits to qualify for the MSPs is higher in Indiana than in most other states.

Brandy Bauer (she, her, hers)

Director, MIPPA Resource Center
571-527-3911
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From: Phillips, Cynthia (EHS)
Sent: Friday, May 6, 2022 8:50 AM
To: NCOA MIPPA Listserv; Brandy Bauer
Subject: Re: CMS Medicare Savings Program Outreach Toolkit

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Hi Brandy,

These are great and I'd like to use them but my CMS contact in Boston, Jessica Sheeran, says they are not editable so I can't use MA. figures. Other states were interested in an editable version as well.

When I did see the MSP info come up on FB, I commented with MA numbers as a workaround. Hopefully, this is acceptable.

Cindy

Cindy Phillips, MSW

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Subject: MIPPA Listserv: CMS Medicare Savings Program Outreach Toolkit

Good morning,

The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) has released a toolkit of sample social media posts and images that you can use when promoting the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs). Find them at: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/medicare-savings-programs-partner-toolkit.pdf

You can also download the high-res images at the link (zip file) at the bottom of this page: https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Look-Up-Topics/Medicare/Medicare-page

Brandy

Brandy Bauer (she, her, hers)

Director, MIPPA Resource Center
571-527-3911
ncoa.org | @NCOAging

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