Testimony by NYLAG on 2015-16 Proposed State Budget - Medicaid and Health Care. Opposes repeal of Spousal Refusal (and Parental Refusal) and repeal of a provision that requires expedited "immediate need Medicaid" services pending a final decision on a Medicaid application, where personal care or other services are urgently needed and the application is likely to be approved.

HRA MAP Form 3097 Request for Budgeting Recipients with Excess Income Who May Be MAGI Eligible - Alert and Form in this PDF. FORM dated 8-20-2014

Explains 2500 people mistakenly told Medicaid would be cut off - because they failed to return their "Stenson" Medicaid renewal notice. Those notices are sent to FORMER SSI recipients, so that they can recertify to keep Medicaid without it being linked to their SSI, which they have lost. The State recently took over administering the State supplement to the SSI benefit. APparently this glitch resulted from that takeover.

Sept. 2, 2014 Comments on proposed regulations issued July 16, 2014 to comply with court Order requiring State to have procedure to authorize "immediate need" personal care services while Medicaid application is pending.

Announces expansion of ability to "attest," rather than verify with documentation, certain eligibility criteria during the annual renewals for Medicaid for "DAB" population - Disabled, Aged 65+, Blind. May attest to income, resources, and change of residency. This includes those receiving Community-Based Long-Term Care Services, which is new.

Medicaid alert describing situations in which a Medicaid case must be transitioned from the NYSOH Exchange to HRA/WMS, and procedures for that transition.

Presentation to NASW Suffolk Chapter by David Silva at NYLAG

July 12, 2012
The purpose of this ALERT is to inform Community Based Organizations, Client Representatives, Certified Home Health Agencies and other providers that the Medical Assistance Program is changing the way it processes Medicaid applications for excess income eligible consumers seeking enrollment into a Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) plan. Consumers seeking MLTC enrollment who are found to only be eligible for the Medicaid Excess Income (Surplus) Program will now have their cases accepted and authorized with “06” (provisional) coverage. This will occur even if their applications are received without bills that cover their excess or surplus.

This new process will allow MLTCplans to see the provisional coverage on ePaces/eMedNY and will facilitate receipt of services for these consumers. Submitters are requested, when appropriate, to prominently indicate on the cover sheet of submitted applications that the consumer intends to enroll into an MLTC plan

Current policy will remain unchanged for all other consumers found eligible for the Excess Income Program.

Supplemental form to be submitted with a MBI-WPD application.

Document to be submitted to HRA accompanying a MBI-WPD application.