Grants and Contracts Details
Description
The Bluegrass Care Clinic (BCC) at the University of Kentucky seeks to facilitate the provision
of quality care and services to people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) by continuing to
provide medical case management and care coordination services for patients receiving medical
care at the Bluegrass Care Clinic and residing in one of the 31 counties identified in this
solicitation as the Cumberland Valley Region for the Kentucky HIV/AIDS Care Coordination
Program. The Ryan White Part B (RWB) Care Coordination program at the BCC currently
facilitates medical and social support services for HIV positive patients living in central and
eastern Kentucky and offers a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to promote self-sufficiency
and medical treatment success. HIV Care Coordinators (HIV CCs) at the BCC serve as medical
case managers that facilitate patient care by ensuring patients are able to participate in HIV
treatment without barriers and that the social determinants of health are examined and addressed
as important factors in medical treatment. The HIV CCs assist patients in applying for any
eligible benefits (i.e. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and ACA Exchange Based Insurance)
and coordinates enrollment in Kentucky AIDS Drug Assistance Program (KADAP) and the
Kentucky Health Insurance Continuation Program (KHICP) to facilitate health insurance
premium assistance. Additionally, the HIV CCs serve as gatekeepers for a variety of core
medical and support services, such as: outpatient/ambulatory medical care, emergency
medications (non-KADAP formulary medications or pending insurance/patient assistance
program approval); mental health counseling and substance abuse services; transportation
assistance to medical appointment (gas cards, WHEELs/cab vouchers & bus tokens –in amounts
relative to time/distance travelled); medical nutrition therapy (i.e. Ensure, Scandishake); and
other medical necessities such as durable medical equipment, glasses and medical supplies, etc.
This application proposes that the BCC continue to provide care coordination and medical case
management services to PLWHA in the Cumberland Valley region.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 11/1/14 → 11/1/14 |
Funding
- KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services: $1.00
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