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Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP)SFY 2005-06 Annual Detailed HICAP Data Reports

Aggregated Public and Media Activities

	SEP 2005	DEC 2005	MAR 2006	JUN 2006	TOTAL
	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
SECTION 1 -Type of Activity
Interactive Presentation to Public	776	1,565	791	372	3,504
Estimated # of Attendees	27,619	65,293	23,191	11,026	127,129
Booths/Exhibits at health/senior fairs	65	148	98	155	4448
Estimated # of people reached	7,710	72,715	8,494	20,810	108,744
* Event Specific to Enrollment	0	* 97	2	36	135
* Estimated # of people enrolled	0	0	0	4,444	4,444
Radio Shows (not PSA/ad)	18	39	25	283	365
Estimated # of people reached	1,108,700	3,106,000	11,049,500	2,392,034	17,656,234
# of times re-aired	258	145	412	18	833
TV/Cable Show (not PSA/ad)	28	48	30	56	162
Estimated # of people reached	9,922,405	25,141,670	6,469,000	71,530,064	113,063,139
# of times re-aired	42	213	206	654	1,115
Other (e.g. PSA, mailing, newspaper, etc.)	115	274	229	464	1,082
Estimated # of people reached	3,837,306	23,692,017	11,828,131	16,405,527	55,762,981
# of times re-aired	75,038	77,135	75,204	232,184	459,561
Mobile Info Van	12	19	38	39	108
Estimated # of people reached	4,256	4,474	3,141	1,896	13,767

* Previous required reports did NOT include specific Enrollment Event category. However, HICAP programs reported Enrollment as specific Focus of Topic not associated with a specific event

* PSA 09 reported 77 of total 97 Enrollment Events of total State reported Enrollment Events in Quarter 2.

	SEP 2005	DEC 2005	MAR 2006	JUN 2006	TOTAL
	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
SECTION 2-Activity Information
Total Event/Activities Hours	1,865	3,759	1,213	2,699	9,536
Type of Presenters
SHIP/HICAP Counselor/Volunteer	520	1,051	659	486	2,716
Other	169	232	143	64	608
SECTION 3 - Topic Focus
Number of events that covered
Medicare Part A&B	326	574	314	154	1,368
Non-renewal situation	20	7	1	0	28
Long-Term Care	14	7	4	8	33
Medigap/Medicare Supplements	37	125	14	184	360
Fraud & Abuse	53	297	115	98	563
Medicare Part D	728	1,434	749	889	3,800
Other Prescription drug coverage/assist	18	123	46	12	199
Medicare Health Plans	129	304	155	134	722
QMB/SLMB/Q1	282	493	147	206	1,128
Other Medicaid/Medi-Cal	87	248	130	172	637
General SHIP/HICAP program information	640	1,017	529	761	2,947
Preventive Care Benefits	42	7	31	16	96
Grievances/Appeals	26	12	38	24	100
Other (specific health topics)	146	333	79	42	600
SECTION 4-Target Audience
Total Events/Activities That Targeted
Medicare Beneficiaries/Pre-Enrollees	567	1,215	755	948	3,485
Family Member/Caregiver of Beneficiary	174	459	280	271	1,184
Low-Income	313	695	295	407	1,710
* Total Minorities	162	254	200	137	753
American-Indian or Alaskan	1	2	2	14	19
Asian	9	37	7	29	82
African-American	3	2	2	25	32
Hispanic or Latino	3	21	22	52	98
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific      Islander	0	0	0	4	4
Caucasian (not Hispanic)	0	0	0	32	32
Disabled	83	228	81	78	470
Rural	168	315	203	109	795
Limited English Speaking Ability	84	155	127	71	437
Professional	37	100	0	67	204
Other Groups	378	176	358	30	942
Literature
General HICAP Brochure	39,547	82,970	37,357	32,286	192,160
Taking Care of Tomorrow	142	58	44	245	489
Other	50,585	146,304	87,692	59,028	343,609
SECTION 5 - Web Site Visitors
Web Visits	131,133	122,815	127,353	119,841	501,142

* Previous required reports did NOT specifyethnicity or race

Link to: SFY 2005-06 Aggregated Public and Media Activities Report by PSA (pdf)