REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTS TO PREPARE FOR A MEDICAID FAIR HEARING with NYC contact information - for all Medicaid and home care cases

Summary by Valerie Bogart, Selfhelp Community Services, Inc. based on information posted at http://www.health.state.ny.us/health_care/medicaid/redesign/

Letter Delivered to Preet Bharara, US Attorney for the SOuthern District on Jan. 14, 2011 demanding withdrawal of complaint against NYC alleging false claims for Medicaid payment for personal care services. Letter sent by Selfhelp Community Services, Legal Aid Society and 70 other organizations representing more than 200 organizations

These joint comments were filed in November 2010 in response to a notice proposed rulemaking by the State Department of Health, proposing the first set of regulations for the CDPAP program.

This handout was written by Yan Lian Kuang-Maoga, Esq., a Borchard Foundation Center on Law & Aging
2009-2010 Fellow, in conjunction with the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) as a part of her
fellowship project. Ms. Kuang’s fellowship project is sponsored by Main Street Legal Services, the clinical
program at CUNY School of Law, under the supervision of Professor Joseph Rosenberg, Supervising
Attorney. The translation into traditional Chinese characters was done by, Meng Zhang, a Queens College
student who graciously volunteered her services. It is intended to be used as an informational handout
specifically for Chinese elders as part of NYSBA’s Decision Making Day Program.

This handout was written by Yan Lian Kuang-Maoga, Esq., a Borchard Foundation Center on Law & Aging
2009-2010 Fellow, in conjunction with the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) as a part of her
fellowship project. Ms. Kuang’s fellowship project is sponsored by Main Street Legal Services, the clinical
program at CUNY School of Law, under the supervision of Professor Joseph Rosenberg, Supervising
Attorney. The translation into traditional Chinese characters was done by, Meng Zhang, a Queens College
student who graciously volunteered her services. It is intended to be used as an informational handout
specifically for Chinese elders as part of NYSBA’s Decision Making Day Program.

This outline provides background on the various Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Programs in New York State, with statutory and regulatory references.

Legal Aid Society fact sheet on Child Health Plus, oriented toward Consumers (August 2010)

Legal Aid Society fact sheet on Medicaid Managed Care, oriented to consumers

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.