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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
366 kb
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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
240 kb
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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
172 kb
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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
432 kb
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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
122 kb
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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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NYLAG Statement Opposing Proposed Medicaid Redesign Team II Cuts in Home Care, Eligibility & Prescription Drugs
NYLAG - MRT Statement - 3-18-20.pdf
For the NYS Budget 2020-21, Gov. Cuomo appointed the Medicaid Redesign Team II to recommend Medicaid cuts to balance the budget. A set of proposals were developed by the MRT and are supposed to be voted on by the MRT on 3/18 or 3/19. Between then and April 1, 2020 the legislature and Governor are supposed to agree on a budget. NYLAG opposes many of the recommended cuts in Medicaid eligibility and access to home care and prescription drugs.
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18 Mar, 2020
310 kb
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NYS Notice of Disenrollment to MLTC Members in Nursing Homes for 3+ Months (revised 2-27-20)
DU Batch Notice 2.27.20 Draft Final.docx
Revised form Notice to be sent by New York Medicaid Choice to about 23,000 MLTC members who, as of April 2020 have been in nursing homes for 3+ months, telling them they will be disenrolled from the MLTC plan unless they request an assessment to return home or a fair hearing before the effective date, May 1, 2020.
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09 Mar, 2020
48 kb
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NYS DOH-OTDA WMS Workers' Guide to Codes (2-9-2017)(Excerpt on MEDICAID only)
Workers Guide to Codes - MEDICAID ONLY 2-2017.pdf
Excerpt of State publication that explains the millions of eligibility codes that show restrictions on or categories of individual's Medicaid eligibility. The entire guide is much bigger. This SEARCHABLE excerpt contains the chapter on MEDICAID CODES.
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25 Feb, 2020
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Know Your Rights: Former Members of ICS MLTC Plan - Update on Your Rights - Feb. 2020
MLTC Plan Closings - February 2020 Update for Former ICS Members - NYLAG.pdf
Most members of ICS MLTC plan transferred to VNS Choice MLTC plan after ICS closed April 1, 2019. This fact sheet explains your rights if your new plan tries to reduce your services.
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17 Feb, 2020
894 kb
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