Income and Resource levels for Medicaid and other public health programs in NYS for 2001-2016.  Includes Medicare Savings Programs, Family Health Plus, Child Health Plus, Spousal Impoverishment levels, MBI-WPD, etc.

Past income levels since 2001  were until now posted in one document  at http://health.wnylc.com/health/download/396/.  That file  got too big and now includes Medicaid charts from 2017 - 2025.   This document includes earlier years back to 2001. 

See current Medicaid income levels in this article   http://health.wnylc.com/health/entry/15/

Income and Resource levels for Medicaid and other public health programs in NYS for 2017- 2024. Includes Medicare Savings Programs, Family Health Plus, Child Health Plus, Spousal Impoverishment levels, MBI-WPD, etc.

File got too big to include all charts since 2001. Years 2001 -2016 now posted at http://www.wnylc.com/health/download/920/

NYC HRA MAPDR-01 (updated 01-2026 ) -- Although this was issued in Jan 2026, almost all the figures are in yellow which means that they are still the 2025 figures. The 2026 figures can only be calculated after NYS Dept. of Health issues the 2026 Federal Poverty Levels (FPL) later in February or March (even though the FPLs were announced by the federal govt).

Applicants for Medicaid in New York City can use this "APPLICANT/RECIPIENT DECLARATION CONCERNING THE LEGALLY
RESPONSIBLE RELATIVE’S INCOME/RESOURCES" forms to indicate the refusal of their legally responsible relative to make available their income or resources for the cost of necessary medical care and services, i.e. "spousal/parental refusal." Since 2018, includes language to request accommodation of disability in reading notice. Instructions explain whi h form to use - MAP-2161 or 2161a - don't need both. Both attached in same PDF. Other languages availaable of MAP-2161 at https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/health-assistance.page

Use this worksheet to convert lifetime total amount received in Holocaust reparations / restitution from foreign currencies (Deutschmarks and Euros) into U.S. Dollars. This is for purposes of taking advantage of the exemption of saved reparations payments from the resource test for Federally-funded means-tested benefits, like Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income. Updated monthly.

NYC HRA MAPDR-01 (updated 01-2026 ) -- Although this was issued in Jan 2026, almost all the figures are in yellow which means that they are still the 2025 figures. The 2026 figures can only be calculated after NYS Dept. of Health issues the 2026 Federal Poverty Levels (FPL) later in February or March (even though the FPLs were announced by the federal govt).

Income and Resource levels for Medicaid and other public health programs in NYS for 2017- 2024. Includes Medicare Savings Programs, Family Health Plus, Child Health Plus, Spousal Impoverishment levels, MBI-WPD, etc.

File got too big to include all charts since 2001. Years 2001 -2016 now posted at http://www.wnylc.com/health/download/920/

Training provides framework for understanding the changes to Medicaid effective 2014, including: new categories, new income levels, new budgeting and new benefits.

Training Outline for Advocates on Supplemental Needs Trusts (SNTs) (individual and pooled), and the effect of SNTs and lump sums on various public benefit programs (updated 7/31/2025). Updated sections include Temporary/Public cash assistance, SNAP, ABLE account changes coming in 2026, Public Housing and Section 8, changes in procedures for submitting pooled trusts in NYC.

NYC Medicaid office moved from 330 West 34th Street to 785 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11238 in May 2013. Contact numbers at that office listed in this document.