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MAP-931 Explanation of Excess Income Program
MAP-931 Explanation of Excess Income Program.pdf
HRA Explanation of the Excess Income or "spend-down" or "surplus income" program. Note this is an HRA publication and advocates may disagree with interpretation of rules. See Selfhelp advocacy materials posted on this site.
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13 Sep, 2010
129 kb
Downloads: 10004
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MAP-931B Agreement to Participate in Pay-In Program
MAP-931B Agreement to Participate in Pay-In Program.pdf
HRA Form for enrolling in Pay-In Program for Spend-down
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13 Sep, 2010
84 kb
Downloads: 8455
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Medicaid Spend-Down Training Outline
spendownOUTLINE09.pdf
Comprehensive outline published by Selfhelp, covering the many strategies for obtaining Medicaid coverage in New York through the Excess Income Program. Updated 5/29/09.
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19 Jul, 2010
279 kb
Downloads: 205180
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New York Medicaid Spend-down Consumer Workgroup - Report on Spend-Down Program
Spend-down Consumer Workgroup Report.pdf
A response by consumers to the May 2009 report of the New York Health Foundation, "Streamlining New York’s Medicaid Excess Income Program."
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11 Jun, 2010
186 kb
Downloads: 7800
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Update: Ghetto Pensions and Medicaid
UpdateGhettoPension2.pdf
How the Ghetto Pension (ZRBG) affects Medicaid eligibility and eligibility for other federally funded payments
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01 Feb, 2010
342 kb
Downloads: 8394
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Training Outline: Medicaid Provisions in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
OutlineDRA.pdf
Detailed training outline for advocates, published by Selfhelp, regarding the changes to Medicaid eligibility wrought by the DRA. Includes changes to the transfer penalty rules, look-back period, strategies to avoid a transfer penalty, the new home equity cap, and the treatment of annuities and promissory notes. Revised to include 2010 penalty rates January 15, 2010.
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15 Jan, 2010
533 kb
Downloads: 58004
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Keeping Income to Maintain a Home while in a Nursing Home
Updatechroniccarebudget.doc
This article explains the rules allowing a new nursing home resident to maintain the community Medicaid allowance, rather than only $50/month, to pay rent or other expenses, if they have a reasonable expectation to return home.
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21 Dec, 2009
268 kb
Downloads: 7177
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Sample Notice of Decision for Person Newly Determined to Have a Spend-Down
Sample Notice (transitioning into Spend Down).pdf
This notice is sent to an individual who previously received Medicaid with no spend-down, but now has a spend-down. The notice ostensibly "discontinues" Medicaid unless proof of medical expenses that equal the spend-down are submitted.
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22 Sep, 2009
86 kb
Downloads: 7364
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Basic Medicaid Eligibility for People Age 65+, Disabled, or Blind (SPANISH)
Medicaid Basic - 2009 Spanish.doc
Medicaid financial eligibility rules for DAB population and how to apply for home care in NYC
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02 Jul, 2009
165 kb
Downloads: 5095
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Letter of U.S. Housing & Urban Devpt, June 1, 2009, concerning Nazi Victim reparations as income or assets
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09 Jun, 2009
73 kb
Downloads: 6129
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