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	NYLAG Submits Testimony for NYS Legislative Budget Hearing on Health & Medicaid - Under Dark Cloud of H.R. 1 Cuts in Medicaid 11 Feb, 2026 NYLAG submitted testimony at the NYS Joint Legislative Public Hearing on the Proposed 2026 Executive Budget concerning Health and Medicaid. The hearing was held on February 10, 2026. Read about NYLAG's testimony here Download a copy of NYLAG's testimony here. Testimony of some of...

	News from NYLAG Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program - Library of Past Newsletters 11 Feb, 2026 The Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program at NYLAG sends out periodic updates to interested people about developments in Medicaid in New York State affecting seniors and people with disabilities, with an emphasis on people who rely on Medicaid for long-term care services or for subsidies to help...

	CDPAP FI Transition: State discontinues CDPAP phone hotline - can use email or call different State hotlines 06 Feb, 2026 Background. The 2024-25 NYS Budget required all 280,000 Medicaid recipients who have CDPAP services to switch their "Fiscal Intermediary" (FI") the agency that manages payroll and benefits for their Personal Assistants ("PA") to a new "single FI" called Public Partnerships LLC or "PPL." FI's have...

	NYS Medicaid Redesign Team II (MRT) 2020 changes - Status of 30-month Lookback and the 3-ADL Minimum Standards for Home Care 29 Jan, 2026 This article gives updates on the Medicaid changes enacted in the 2020 NYS Budget under the "Medicaid Redesign Team II" or MRT-2. Though enached in 2020, one of these cuts - the Minimum ADL Thresholds for home care - was just implemented in Sept. 2025, and the 30-Month Lookback is still not...

	2025 Medicaid Modernization in New York State: Medicaid Eligibility and Client Management System (MECM) 11 Nov, 2025 The New York State Department of Health (“DOH”) has launched a new program to modernize how certain Medicaid applicants/recipients will apply for and renew their Medicaid benefits. This modernization project is called the Medicaid Eligibility and Client Management system (“MECM”). MECM...

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	2025 Medicaid Modernization in New York State: Medicaid Eligibility and Client Management System (MECM) For a background document comparing MAGI Medicaid, Non-MAGI Medicaid, and the Medicare Savings Program, click here. For an example MECM notice...


	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, ...


	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...


	Income and Resource Limits for New York State Public Health Insurance Programs Feb. 13, 2026 UPDATE - NYS DOH announced the 2026 limits are in effect for Medicaid GIS 26 MA/05 - 2026 Federal Poverty Levels (PDF) GIS...


	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...


	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 ...


	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? ...


	Spousal Impoverishment Protections for Married Couples - If One Spouse is in MLTC, Waiver or Immediate Need - Can use Pooled Trust In this Article KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Download Consumer Fact Sheet on Tips for Keeping More Income, including Spousal Impoverishment Protections.: ...


	Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Public Health Insurance THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for many countries, but there are some court injunctions extending TPS. See the...


	Special Income Standard for Housing Expenses: If Discharged from Nursing Homes or Adult Homes & Enroll in or Remain Enrolled in MLTC Plan A huge barrier to people returning to the community from nursing homes is the high cost of housing. One way New York State is trying to address that...

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	Income and Resource Limits for New York State Public Health Insurance Programs Feb. 13, 2026 UPDATE - NYS DOH announced the 2026 limits are in effect for Medicaid GIS 26 MA/05 - 2026 Federal Poverty Levels (PDF) GIS...


	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 This article...


	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 Unit for MLTC Problems - 1-866-712-7197 e-mail address after Nov. 1, 2025 MLTCComplaints@health.ny.gov 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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