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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #671 |
| AIDS Insurance Continuation Program (AICP) EXPANSION |
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| Requester: |
Sonya Albury |
Organization: |
Health Council of South Florida, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
AIDS Insurance Continuation Program (AICP) EXPANSION |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2005 12:49:30 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Reduces state expenditures for health care costs of people with AIDS or who are HIV Symptomatic. |
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| Recipient: |
Health Council of South Florida, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Sonya Albury |
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8095 NW 12th Street #300 |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 592-1452 |
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Miami 33126 |
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Contact email: |
salbury@healthcouncil.org |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| The Health Council of South Florida is requesting $1,894,628 to enroll 600 new eligible clients at rate of 50 clients per month into the AIDS Insurance Continuation Program (AICP) for fiscal year 2005-2006. Florida's AICP continues the health insurance coverage, including co-payments and deductibles for Floridians that are diagnosed with AIDS or are HIV Symptomatic and cannot afford their private health insurance premiums.
The State of Florida saves a substantial amount of money that would have been spent on public health care, had the participants lost their insurance coverage. During Fiscal years 1995-2003, the AICP saved the State of Florida and its tax payers in excess of 213 million in health care costs. For fiscal year 2005-2006, we anticipate the AIDS Insurance Continuation Program will save the State of Florida $6.50 in health care costs for every dollar spent on the program. Currently there are 17 community based organizations across the State that serves as enrollment sites for new clients and provide support services for existing clients.
The answer to Question 10 is for 600 NEW enrollees. This does not count those able to enroll using funding in 2004-2005 budget due to attrition.
The answer to Question 14 is the amount the State appropriated to the AICP in FY 2004-2005, some of which was used for new emrollees able to be enrolled because of attrition.
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Continued savings in Medicaid and other state funded programs for people with AIDS or who are HIV Symptomatic. It is anticipated that for every new eligible client the AICP enrolls, the State of Florida Medicaid system will save an average of over $24,000 annually. This expansion could result in over $10,000,000 per year in savings in the Medicaid budget.
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,894,628 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,894,628 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$850,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2004-2005 |
Amount: |
$8,086,181 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,894,928 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Medicaid Budget &FL Div for Disease Control Surveillance Rep, 10/2004 & CDC HIV/AIDS Surveil-Vol 14 |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Miami Dade Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/06/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
