Keystone First Community HealthChoices, a Medical Assistance (Medicaid) plan for Community HealthChoices participants in southeastern Pennsylvania, is teaming up with USAging and the Bucks County Area Agency on Aging (BCAAA) on a special pilot program to help Community HealthChoices participants apply for financial assistance to pay for nutritious food that could help improve their health.
Through the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act, the U.S. Administration for Community Living and the National Council on Aging are funding the pilot program, which will focus on increasing health plan member awareness of the available public benefits and how to enroll in programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and the Medicare Savings Programs and Medicare Low-Income Subsidy Programs.
Keystone First Community HealthChoices will inform eligible participants in Bucks County about the program and BCAAA will help them apply for the available benefits and services.With funding from the pilot program, BCAAA will have resources to help even more low-income adults access these critical benefits. Community HealthChoices serves Pennsylvanians aged 21 and older who are eligible for Medicaid and Medicare and qualify to receive Long-term Services and Supports.
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