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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, Brooklyn, NY 11238. This is around the corner from the previous address on Atlantic Avenue since 2013 see 2024-08-02 Change of address for Brooklyn_South...
Medical Records Must be Provided FREE if Needed to Support Claims for Public Benefits - New September 2017
In September 2017, a new law went into effect that requires health care providers to provide medical records at no charge, when needed to support an application, claim or appeal for a government benefit or program. Here's what the law adds to Mental Hygiene Law § 331 and NYS Public Health Law §...
Transfer of Asset Rules in Medicaid -- The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA, enacted in 2006, made major changes to the transfer penalty rules for eligibility for Medicaid to pay for nursing home care. At the time, and until now, nursing home care was the only Medicaid service that had a lookback and transfer penalty.See GIS 06...
Affordable Care Act --New York State Health Exchange Open Year-Round for Medicaid Applications and for Certain "Special Enrollment" categories
New York State of Health Exchange https://nystateofhealth.ny.gov/ MEDICAID Individuals eligible for Medicaid or Child Health Plus and American Indians/Alaskan Natives can enroll at any time during the year on the New York State of Health website. This is for people under age 65 who do not...
NYS Medicaid Codes - What do they Mean?
When you prepare for a fair hearing and obtain an evidence packet, and in some other instances, you obtain screenshots from the eMedNY system - the computer system that stores Medicaid eligibility information, which providers use to look up eligibility of their patients. Local Medicaid offices or...

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