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NYLAG Comments on Proposed Changes in 1115 Waiver Governing MLTC to Impose "LOOKBACK" for Communiity Based Long Term Care
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
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09 Sep, 2020
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PowerPoint on NYS Medicaid Changes Coming in 2020-21 - Lookback, Restricted Home Care Eligibility & New Assessment Procedures
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
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09 Sep, 2020
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Letters Asking Governor & State DOH to Halt Disenrollment from MLTC Plans for Nursing Home members until Pandemic Over
2020-07-02 Consumer LT GOV NH Disenrollment FINAL.pdf
Letter of 7/2/20 to Gov. Cuomo and letter dated June 29, 2020 to DOH from NYLAG, Legal Aid Society, CIDNY, Empire Justice Center & other organizations demanding the state halt disenrollment of almost 20,000 MLTC members from their MLTC plans because they have been in nursing homes for more than 3 months. With visitors banned from nursing homes, they'll have no help to appeal - and many will be forced to stay in the nursing homes, at risk of exposure to COVID.
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12 Jul, 2020
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NYSDOH Dear Administrator Letter to Nursing Homes 6-11-2020 re Disenrollment from MLTC of Nursing Home Residents
DAL Updated NHBL 6.11.20.pdf
NYSDOH Dear Administrator Letter (DAL) to Nursing Homes 6/11/2020 revising the one issued 1-21-2020 (posted at http://www.wnylc.com/health/download/718). DAL advising them that residents who are members of MLTC plans will be disenrolled after 3 months in NY. The letter should eventually be posted with other DAL letters here - https://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/nursing_home_administrator/letters.htm#dal. See discussion in this article http://www.wnylc.com/health/entry/199/
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28 Jun, 2020
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Know Your Rights -- If an MLTC Plan Asks You to Reduce Your Hours Because of COVID-19 - You Can Say No
Voluntary Plan of Care change Fact Sheet (FINAL NYLAG 5-18-20).pdf
Fact Sheet for consumers that explains rights of MLTC members in light of a State directive to plans that allows members to "pause" their home care during Covid-19. The directive - at https://health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/covid19/docs/2020-04-23_guide_volplanofcare.pdf -- can be helpful for consumers who want to reduce their hours during this emergency, but if you do not want to change your hours, you can keep them as is.
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18 May, 2020
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NYS 2020-21 Medicaid Cuts - PowerPoint on changes enacted in State Budget April 2020 (updated 4/29/20)
2020 Budget PowerPoint WSIACA.4.pdf
Presentation by NYLAG-EFLRP for the West Side Interagency Council on Aging on April 23, 2020 describing the new Lookback requirement for home care and the changes in the Personal Care and CDPAP benefit. View the recorded webinar at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua80qZH7MG0&feature=youtu.be. Slides 10-11 updated to show no lookback for TBI, NHTDW, & OPWDD waivers.
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29 Apr, 2020
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NYC HRA Medicaid Alert April 16, 2020
2020-04-16 Fax Submissions to MICSA & HCSP.pdf
HRA Alert with fax numbers for authorized submitters and providers to fax applications and other requests to various HRA Medicaid units - during the COVID-19 epidemic. The fax number posted at https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hra/locations/medicaid-locations.page for the PUBLIC to fax applications is not on this list - it is 917-639-0732
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17 Apr, 2020
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NYLAG, Empire Justice Center & Bronx Legal Serv Letter to DOH re MLTC/ Home Care Protections re Covid-19 0 4/1/2020
LT DOH NYLAG-EJC-BxLS 4-1-2020 FINAL.pdf
Letter from Advocates to NYS Dept. of Health requesting clarification of various policies issued re Covid-19 and for protections for Medicaid home care applicants and recipients in MLTC, mainstream managed care plans and other home care programs.
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03 Apr, 2020
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NYLAG, Legal AId, EJC & Other Advocates Letter to OTDA 3-24-20 on Covid-19 Fair Hearing Procedures
COVID19 OTDA FH LTR FINAL 3-24-20.pdf
Letter from advocates to the NYS Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance, 3/24/20 requesting clarification of GIS isued 3/12/2020 https://otda.ny.gov/policy/gis/2020/20DC014.pdf establishing phone hearing procedures during Covid-19 and as a demonstration program.. Letter requests additional protections for appellants.
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01 Apr, 2020
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2019-12-12 Relocation of Brooklyn CASA Office
2019-12-12 Relocation of Brooklyn CASA office.pdf
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30 Mar, 2020
96 kb
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