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	Expanded Medicaid Dental Benefit in Effect as of 1/31/24 18 Dec, 2023 New York’s Medicaid program expanded coverage of dental benefits as of January 31, 2024 as the result of the settlement of the Ciaramella v. McDonald case (originally Ciaramella v. Zucker). This article provides detailed information about the expanded benefits. This article provides information...

	Unwinding of COVID Public Health Emergency in progress - Tips to Renew Medicaid! 11 Dec, 2023 For 3 years since March 2020, special protections guaranteed Continuous Coverage for anyone who HAD Medicaid In March 2020 or obtained Medicaid since then. These "Maintenance of Effort" (MOE) protections are being phased out. This is called the "UNWINDING" of the Public Health Emergency. See the...

	NYS Medicaid Redesign Team II (MRT) - NYIA expansion to reassessments postponed INDEFINITELY - Nov. 17,. 2023 .Lookback Delayed til 2025 17 Nov, 2023 This article gives updates on the Medicaid changes enacted in the 2020 NYS Budget under the "Medicaid Redesign Team II" or MRT-2. A. The two MRT-2 changes that ARE being implemented NOW are: NY Independent Assessor Program (NYIAP) - Nov. 2023 NEWS - On Nov. 17, 2023, after...

	2023 Updated Increases Announced for Medicaid and Medicare Savings Program for Disabled/Age 65+/ Blind - View Webinar recording from Jan. 18, 2023 25 Apr, 2023 2/10/23 UPDATE - NYS Dept. of Health updated the income and resource limits based on the 2023 Federal Poverty Levels. See NYS DOH GIS 23 MA/02 - 2023 Federal Poverty Levels and ATTACHMENT New York State Income and Resource Standards for Non-MAGI Population. These update the levels previously...

	ARCHIVES - Past guidance on COVID-19 Public Health Emergency that ended May 11, 2023 03 Apr, 2023 This is an archive of past NYS guidance on the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. This information was previously part of the news article on COVID-19 and Medicaid in NYS. For current guidance see that article here. Nursing Home Guidance and Data Reporting - archive March 2023 - Update: NYS...