Medicare Part D: The Medicare prescription drug benefit program. We call this program “Part D” for short. Medicare Part D covers outpatient prescription drugs, vaccines, and some supplies not covered by Medicare Part A or Medicare Part B or Medical Assistance. Our plan includes Medicare Part D.Medicare Part A: The Medicare program that covers most medically necessary hospital, skilled nursing facility, home health, and hospice care.
Medicare Part B: The Medicare program that covers services (such as lab tests, surgeries, and doctor visits) and supplies (such as wheelchairs and walkers) that are medically necessary to treat a disease or condition. Medicare Part B also covers many preventive and screening services.Medical Assistance: This is the name of Minnesota’s Medicaid program. Medical Assistance is run by the state and is paid for by the state and the federal government. It helps people with limited incomes and resources pay for long-term services and supports and medical costs.
It covers extra services and some drugs not covered by Medicare. Medicaid programs vary from state to state, but most health care costs are covered if you qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid.

South Country Health Alliance Announces Recipients of $2.16 Million in Grant Funds through its Community Impact Program

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MEDFORD, Minn., Dec. 9, 2024 – South Country Health Alliance has announced the recipients of $2.16 million in grant funds through its South Country Cares Community Impact Program. The grants are for initiatives that will benefit South Country members and other community members and help address the challenges and health disparities of living in rural Minnesota.

South Country is a county-owned health plan. Through partnerships with public health, social services, and local health care providers and organizations, South Country supports accessible, quality health care for enrollees in Minnesota’s publicly funded health care programs.

“Over the years, South Country has reinvested in our communities when our financial conditions allow,” said Leota Lind, South Country’s CEO. “We are proud to announce the recipients of this round of grant funding through our South Country Cares Community Impact Program this holiday season, which will help 15 community organizations improve the health well-being of our members and others in our rural communities.”

South Country Cares Community Impact Program Grants Awarded
Organization South Country Counties Served Focus Area(s) Grant Amount
Blooming Prairie Parks Steele Overall Wellbeing $50,000
CARE Clinic Goodhue and Wabasha Behavioral Health and Dental $200,000
Community Pathways of Steele County Dodge, Steele and Waseca Food/Clothing Insecurity and Homelessness $75,000
Elder Network Dodge Social Isolation and Behavioral Health $165,000
HealthFinders Collaborative Dodge, Steele and Waseca Behavioral Health $174,000
Heart of New Ulm Brown Behavioral Health and Social Isolation $4,500
Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County Goodhue and Wabasha Cross-cultural Advocacy/Support and Social Isolation $208,021
Hope and Harbor Goodhue Homelessness and Social Isolation $250,000
Let’s Smile Steele and Waseca Dental $130,000
NAMI Minnesota All Counties Behavioral Health $129,771
NUMAS Haus Brown Homelessness and Behavioral Health $250,000
Oak Hill Community Connections Dodge, Steele and Waseca Behavioral Health, Food/Clothing and Homelessness $75,000
Rachel’s Light Dodge, Steele and Waseca Homelessness $160,000
Sibley County FoodShare Sibley Food Insecurity and Social Isolation $250,000
Wabasha Area Food Share Wabasha Food Insecurity $38,708

The grant funds will be provided to the recipients the beginning of 2025. These grants will bring South Country’s community reinvestment funding to over $24 million since its inception.

“Reinvesting in the communities in our service area has been hallmark and a goal since we started,” Lind said. “We are proud to support these organizations, which help so many people.”

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