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2021-10-29 Medicaid Surplus Coverage Update Download
2021-10-29 Medicaid Surplus Coverage Update.pdf
2021-10-29 Medicaid Surplus Coverage Update – During the Covid Health Emergency, surplus consumers must continue to meet their surplus requirement and, upon payment, should contact the Surplus Hotline to report that a payment was made. If consumers cannot make a surplus payment or their income have gone down, they should have their case re-budgeted. If they are unable to submit payment because of health issues related to Covid-19, such as quarantine or hospitalization, they can attest by calling the Surplus Hotline.
16 Nov, 2021 789 kb Downloads: 2107
2021-10-28 DARB Online Payment Option for Medicaid Excess Income Consumers Download
2021-10-28 DARB Online Payment Option for Medicaid Excess Income Consumers.pdf
2021-10-28 DARB Online Payment Option for Medicaid Excess Income Consumers - provides instructions for Online Credit Card payment to the Division of Accounts Receivable and Billing (DARB) to participate in the Medicaid Pay-In Program. Link to NYC CityPay website (https://a836-citypay.nyc.gov/) is provided. Medical bills cannot be submitted through this website.
16 Nov, 2021 124 kb Downloads: 4447
NYLAG PowerPoint on 2021-22 Medicaid Home Care Changes & Lookback Download
NYLAG Budget PowerPoint Home care changes 10-2021.pdf
Powerpoint with latest info - as of Oct. 20, 2021 -- on implementation of changes enacted in the NYS FY 2020-2021 budget, including the restrictions on eligibility for Personal Care services (PCS) and CDPAP services (reqiring 2-3 ADLs), the Independent Assessor procedures, and the loosened standards allowing plans to more easily reduce hours of home care after a "transition period" for certain members.
20 Oct, 2021 1.31 mb Downloads: 2335
Contact List of CASA Offices - Home Care Services Program (HCSP) Download
2020-09 NYC Home Care Services Program -CASA directory.pdf
Includes announcement of new e-mail address for inquiries about HCSP cases (7-2021)
04 Aug, 2021 309 kb Downloads: 37969
2021-07-22 Substantial Home Equity Limit Download
2021-07-22 Substantial Home Equity.pdf
2021 Substantial Home Equity Level - $906,000 (as of January 2021)
26 Jul, 2021 188 kb Downloads: 2676
2020-12-22 MICSA Alert Asset Verification System Expansion Download
2020-12-22 AVS Expansion.pdf
05 Jan, 2021 189 kb Downloads: 4241
Pre-Paying for Burial – Tip for Qualifying for Medicaid despite “Excess Resources” Download
Funeral Agreement Fact Sheet revised 2020-10-28.pdf
This advocacy memo from NYLAG explains the rules regarding treatment of pre-paid funeral agreements for burial arrangements for Medicaid eligibility for people age 65+, blind, or disabled.
28 Oct, 2020 1000 kb Downloads: 174683
NYLAG Comments on Proposed Changes in 1115 Waiver Governing MLTC to Impose "LOOKBACK" for Communiity Based Long Term Care Download
NYLAG comments 1115 Waiver Lookback 9-9-20 FINAL.pdf
NYLAG Comments on Proposed Changes in 1115 Waiver Governing MLTC to Impose "LOOKBACK" for Communiity Based Long Term Care. The waiver document is posted here https://health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/redesign/mrt2/proposals/mltc_elig_vol_enroll_duals.htm
09 Sep, 2020 652 kb Downloads: 2833
PowerPoint on NYS Medicaid Changes Coming in 2020-21 - Lookback, Restricted Home Care Eligibility & New Assessment Procedures Download
NYLAG Presentation - NYS Budget Changes - Medicaid FY 2020-21.pdf
Webinar presentation by Valerie Bogart, EFLRP, NYLAG, presented on Sept. 9, 2020 on upcoming changes in Medicaid - a new lookback for community based long term care services, new ADL requirements on eligibiliity for personal care and CDPAP, and new assessments for all home care in MLTC, managed care and local Medicaid offices
09 Sep, 2020 534 kb Downloads: 4499
2020-06-22 NYS Medicaid Program Modifications COVID-19 Emergency Download
2020-06-22 NYS Medicaid program Modifications COVID-19 Emergency.pdf
23 Jun, 2020 253 kb Downloads: 2802
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