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Program Overview for Trainers

Program Overview for Trainers. New Program for Seniors. Diabetes Screening: Medicare Benefits for Better Health This program is a collaboration of National Council on Aging (NCOA) Medicare Diabetes Screening Project (MDSP). Who is NCOA?.

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Program Overview for Trainers

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  1. Program Overview for Trainers

  2. New Program for Seniors • Diabetes Screening: • Medicare Benefits for Better Health • This program is a collaboration of • National Council on Aging (NCOA) • Medicare Diabetes Screening Project (MDSP)

  3. Who is NCOA? NCOA’s mission is to improve the lives of older Americans • NCOA is a national voice for older Americans—especially those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged—and the community organizations that serve them • NCOA brings together non-profit organizations, businesses and government to develop creative solutions that improve the lives of all older adults • NCOA works with thousands of organizations across the country to help seniors find jobs and benefits, improve their health, live independently and remain active in their communities

  4. Center for Healthy Aging • NCOA’s Center for Healthy Aging is a recognized, national leader in the development and dissemination of effective evidence-based programs related to health promotion and disease prevention for older adults

  5. NCOA’s Connect the Dots • Diabetes and Your Heart: How Medicare Helps • Launched in 2007 to raise awareness of the link between hypertension and diabetes • Program expanded in 2008 with a focus on Medicare’s Part B Preventive Benefits for older adults to obtain screening, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes and hypertension • The campaign makes a variety of tools available to participants

  6. Medicare Diabetes Screening Project The mission of the Medicare Diabetes Screening Project (MDSP) is to improve the health of older Americans through increased use of Medicare’s benefits for diabetes screening • Coalition of more than 20 organizations • Began work in 2007

  7. Medicare Diabetes Screening Project www.screenfordiabetes.org MDSP helps seniors: Community-based programs Grass-roots involvement

  8. Why MDSP? Why Now? • Almost 24 million Americans have diabetes; • another 57 million more have pre-diabetes • High prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes • among seniors • High percentage are undiagnosed • Unnecessary suffering • Those who are undiagnosed are not getting the treatment they need • Treating diabetes accounts for one in 10 health • care dollars

  9. Diabetes Screening Is Under-Utilized • Medicare offers benefits for diabetes • screening, but • Low usage of these benefits • Missed opportunities • Those with pre-diabetes could prevent or delay the onset of diabetes • It’s a proven fact – seniors are able to prevent diabetes

  10. MDSP:Bringing Meaning to Screening • MDSP encourages screening by: • Promoting information to seniors and health care providers about Medicare’s benefits for diabetes screening • Motivating seniors to ask for screening • Motivating providers to be more pro-active in screening

  11. Diabetes Screening:What Medicare Offers • Most seniors who are age 65 and older and enrolled in Medicare can get a free test for diabetes once a year • No co-pay/deductible for the test itself • If found to have pre-diabetes, they can be tested again in six months

  12. The MDSP Toolkit • Diabetes Screening: Medicare Benefits for • Better Health includes materials you can • use with • Seniors • Health care providers and their office staff • Other individuals or organizations that reach older adults

  13. The MDSP Toolkit:Presentation for Older Adults • A separate PowerPoint presentation has been prepared for use with older adults or other public audiences • This presentation has basic background information on diabetes

  14. The MDSP Toolkit:Consumer Brochure

  15. The MDSP Toolkit:Risk Assessment Flyer

  16. The MDSP Toolkit:Palm Card

  17. The MDSP Toolkit:Hypertension & Diabetes Flyer

  18. The MDSP Toolkit:Poster Use in community centers, doctors’ offices, or other high traffic areas where seniors congregate

  19. The MDSP Toolkit:MDSP Video & Digital Files The CDs contain electronic files of all materials (including the presentation for use with older adults) The DVD contains a video presentation about the MDSP in Columbus, Georgia

  20. The MDSP Toolkit:Evaluation Forms

  21. Hosting an Event:Things to Consider • Selecting a speaker and date • Involve health care providers • Select a date, time and location • Arrange for equipment and materials • For presenting the PowerPoint: • Computer (laptop) with the presentation saved on the hard drive • Projector • Screen, or a blank, white wall • For speakers: • Microphone

  22. Hosting an Event:Resources for Older Adults • Advise seniors to speak with their health care providers • They can also visit these sites for more information: • www.screenfordiabetes.org • www.ncoa.org • www.ndep.nih.gov

  23. Contact Information • Your contact at NCOA: • Christine Harding, NCOA • Christine.harding@ncoa.org • 202-479-6605 • www.ncoa.org Your contact at MDSP: Rachel Bright, MDSP rlbr@novonordisk.com 202-626-4526 www.screenfordiabetes.org

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