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	CDPAP FI Transition: Preliminary Injunction Extended to July 1st while Negotiations continue; NYS Senate Hearing on PPL postponed til August 21st 15 Jul, 2025 Preliminary injunction in Engesser lawsuit extended to July 1st. (see below). CLICK HERE to see LATEST STATUS UPDATES Preliminary Injunction in Engesser Lawsuit extended to August 15th, Deadline for Consumers and PAs to Register with PPL is August 1, 2025. NYS Senate Hearing...

	NYS Medicaid Redesign Team II (MRT) - Minimum 3-ADL Thresholds START Sept. 1, 2025 for New Home Care and MLTC Enrollees 06 Jul, 2025 This article gives updates on the Medicaid changes enacted in the 2020 NYS Budget under the "Medicaid Redesign Team II" or MRT-2. These are the: Three-ADL Minimum Threshold to qualify for Personal Care and CDPAP and enroll in MLTC - will start Sept. 1, 2025 - see more here. ...

	Unwinding of COVID Public Health Emergency in progress - Tips to Renew Medicaid! 02 Aug, 2024 Since March 2020, special protections guaranteed Continuous Coverage for anyone who HAD Medicaid In March 2020 or obtained Medicaid since then. These "Maintenance of Effort" (MOE) protections are being phased out while every Medicaid recipient goes through a renewal of current eligibility. This is...

	Medicaid Outcomes of Final NYS 24-25 Budget - including big CDPAP changes 31 May, 2024 NYS Is moving forward to overhaul the entire CDPAP program, requiring all 200,000 _+ consumers who have CDPAP services to switch their Fiscal Intermediary (FI) to the single FI that NYS has hired - Public Partnerships LLC. This includes members of MLTC plans, mainstream managed care plans, and...

	MLTC UPDATE: CDPAP Changes Enacted,in NYS Budget, Bill to Increase MLTC Transparency, March 1st - Transportation carved out of MLTC services 21 May, 2024 This is a running news article with updates on Managed Long Term Care in NYS. FEBRUARY 2024 ALERT re CDPAP CUTS - see HERE Please see archives for past articles: MLTC updates 2014 - 2016 MLTC Updates - 2012 - 2013 KEY MLTC CONTACTS TO FILE COMPLAINTS And Websites SKIP DOWN TO LATEST...

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	Medicaid Copayments in New York State This fact sheet - updated July 2025 explains which New York Medicaid recipients must pay copayments, and for which services. It also explains...


	Medicaid Alerts & Other Protocols published by the NYC HRA Medicaid Program HRA Medicaid Alerts are periodic announcements of policy, staff and office changes published by the HRA Medicaid Progarm (MAP) (formerly called the...


	Medicaid Fair Hearings in NYS - Common Links and Changes Medicaid recipients have the right to request a Fair Hearing to appeal an adverse action. This includes decisions made by a managed care or Managed...


	Special Medicaid Income Rules That May Eliminate Your "Spend-down" or "Surplus Income" Many people age 65+, Disabled or Blind would normally have an income "spend-down" because their income is above the non-MAGI limits (which are in...


	The Medicaid Buy-In for Working People With Disabilities (MBI-WPD) The Medicaid Buy-in for Working People with Disabilities (MBI-WPD) expands eligibility for individuals with disabilities under age 65 who have work...


	Medicaid Personal Care or Home Attendant Services The Medicaid program in New York State covers a type of home care services called Personal Care services (aka PCS or "home attendant"). This is a...


	NEW YORK INDEPENDENT ASSESSOR PROGRAM (NYIAP) - How Medicaid Home Care Eligibility is Assessed IN THIS ARTICLE: What is the Independent Assessor? Click here for the basics. Two Official Websites about NYIA When does NYIA Start? ...


	Appeals & Grievances in Managed Long Term Care & Managed Care In 2016, CMS adopted changes in federal Medicaid managed care regulations requiring "exhaustion" of Plan Appeals prior to requesting a Fair Hearing....


	Medicaid Contacts in New York City (NYC Human Resources Administration - MICSA) August 5, 2024 - address for main NYC Medicaid Office - called the Brooklyn South Medicaid office - has been changed to 495 Clermont Avenue, ...


	Medicaid Renewals/Recertifications in NYC- Medicaid can be DISCONTINUED if RENEWAL not returned - Starting April 2025 This article is for people whose Medicaid is administered by the NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA). If your Medicaid is handled by the New...

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	Income and Resource Limits for New York State Public Health Insurance Programs Big increases in income and asset limits for Age 65+, Blind & Disabled (ABD) took effect Jan. 1, 2023 - read about how these were rolled out...


	Medicaid Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) in New York State - Big Changes Coming 2025! For updates about the transition to the new NYS "Single Fiscal Intermediary" (FI) and NYLAG's lawsuit challenging it - please see See this...


	Medicaid Personal Care or Home Attendant Services The Medicaid program in New York State covers a type of home care services called Personal Care services (aka PCS or "home attendant"). This is a...


	Step-by-step guide to enrolling in a pooled income trust for Medicaid spend-down This article is a condensed road-map for using a pooled income trust to eliminate the Medicaid spend-down. NEW June 2022 - Big Changes in NYC -...


	Medicare Savings Programs (MSP) in New York Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs) pay for the monthly Medicare Part B premium for low-income Medicare beneficiaries, qualify enrollees for the ...


	Previous Medicaid Dental Benefit in NYS (Rules Effective for Services Requested Through 1/30/24) New York’s Medicaid program includes limited dental benefits. The coverage was expanded beginning on January 31, 2024 as the result of the...


	List of Pooled SNTs in New York State This is an unofficial list of non-profit organizations in New York State that offer pooled Supplemental Needs Trusts (or similar services) to people...


	Managed Long Term Care State Complaint Number for MLTC Problems - 1-866-712-7197 e-mail mltctac@health.ny.gov and put "COMPLAINT" in subject line For enrollment...


	Medicaid Spend-Down Because Medicaid is a health insurance program for the poor, one must have income and assets below a certain limit to be eligible. For a single...


	Medicaid Assisted Living Programs (ALP) in NYS INTRODUCTION The Assisted Living Program provides supportive housing and home care services to individuals who are medically eligible for...

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