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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 "Extra Help" subsidy for Part D prescription drugs, and for those in QMB - pay Medicare coinsurance and deductibes. In 2023, there are now TWO separate...
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Pathways to Extra Help - the Part D low income subsidy and how it can help your clients
There is a special program called the Low Income Subsidy (LIS) which helps with Medicare Part D cost sharing. LIS is also known as "Extra Help." The Social Security Administration administers LIS you don't apply through your Part D plan. See Medicare Rights Center chart on Extra Help Income and...
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"Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries" (QMB) - Protections against "Balance Billing"
THE PROBLEM: Meet Joe, whose Doctor has Billed him for the Medicare Coinsurance Joe Client is disabled and has SSD, Medicaid and Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB). His health care is covered by Medicare, and Medicaid and the QMB program pick up his Medicare cost-sharing obligations. Under...
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Medicare Insurance Premium Payment Program (MIPP)
Some "dual eligible" beneficiaries (people who have Medicare and Medicaid) are entitled to receive reimbursement of their Medicare Part B premiums from New York State through the Medicare Insurance Premium Payment Program (MIPP). The Part B premium is $164.90 in 2023. MIPP is for some groups who...
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Medicaid & MSP: Must apply for Social Security and Enroll in Medicare
Medicaid applicants and recipients can be required to pursue potentially available income, including Social Security, as a condition of receiving Medicaid, and also to apply for Medicare. (42 CFR 435.608; 18 NYCRR sec. 360-2.3 (c)(1); Medical Assistance Resource Guide [MARG] pp. 488-489.) ...
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New HRA QMB recertification form - Sample
HRA has revised the recertification form it will be sending to QMB recipients. The form previously in use did not state on it that it was intended to be used for QMB referring only to Medicaid. This was very confusing for recipients who have QMB, but not Medicaid. Many QMB only recipients...
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NYS Medicaid Application Form (updated 2021) for Age 65+ or Disabled or Blind - New Supp A NYC 2021
Since 2010, the New York State Department of Health Medicaid application form is called the Access NY Application or form DOH-4220. Download the form at this link (As of 03-31-22, the form was last updated in August 2021). For those age 65+ or who are disabled or blind, a second form is also...
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When Documentation of Resources and Income is Required for Medicaid Applications & Renewals - and When is "Attestation" Enough?
Since 2004, Medicaid documentation requirements have been simplified by allowing some applicants merely to "attest" rather than document certain eligibility factors. In that year, attestation to the amount of one's resources was first allowed for Medicaid applicants who were not seeking Medicaid...
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Know Your Rights: NYLAG Webinars on Medicare and Medicaid -
The Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program conducted a five-part Continuing Legal Education Webinar program in April and May 2016 that provides tools to understand and navigate the complex world of Medicare and Medicaid in New York. The focus is on eligibility and application procedures for older...
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