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	Income and Resource Limits for New York State Public Health Insurance Programs Big increases in income and asset limits for Age 65+, Blind & Disabled (ABD) took effect Jan. 1, 2023 - read about how these were rolled out here. and see these DOH directives: 3/1/24 UPDATE - NYS Dept. of Health updated the income and resource limits based on the 2024 Federal Poverty...


	Medicaid Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) in New York State May 2024 ALERT - Single Fiscal Intermediary to replace all FIs by April 2025 see here. 2023 UPDATE - see directives issued Oct. 2023 here clarifying that a legal guardian may be a personal assistant in CDPAP if someone else is the "designated representative. In 2020, NYS enacted restrictions...


	Step-by-step guide to enrolling in a pooled income trust for Medicaid spend-down This article is a condensed road-map for using a pooled income trust to eliminate the Medicaid spend-down. NEW June 2022 - Big Changes in NYC - See STEP TWO and STEP Three below - NEW DISABILITY forms required! DOWNLOAD OUR our longer FACT SHEET on this topic (updated May 2024 to reflect...


	Medicaid Personal Care or Home Attendant Services The Medicaid program in New York State covers a type of home care services called Personal Care services (aka PCS or "home attendant"). This is a service under NYS's "State Medicaid Plan," which means that the rules described here apply whether the consumer receives it under fee-for service from...


	Medicare Savings Programs (MSP) in New York Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs) pay for the monthly Medicare Part B premium for low-income Medicare beneficiaries, qualify enrollees for the "Extra Help" subsidy for Part D prescription drugs, and for those in QMB - pay Medicare coinsurance and deductibles. As of 2023, there are TWO separate...


	Previous Medicaid Dental Benefit in NYS (Rules Effective for Services Requested Through 1/30/24) New York’s Medicaid program includes limited dental benefits. The coverage was expanded beginning on January 31, 2024 as the result of the settlement of the Ciaramella v. McDonald case (originally Ciaramella v. Zucker). This article explains Medicaid dental rules in effect until January 31,...


	List of Pooled SNTs in New York State This is an unofficial list of non-profit organizations in New York State that offer pooled Supplemental Needs Trusts (or similar services) to people with disabilities. We do not claim that this is an exhaustive list; there may be other pooled trusts in the state of which we are unaware. In...


	Managed Long Term Care State Complaint Number for MLTC Problems - 1-866-712-7197 e-mail mltctac@health.ny.gov and put "COMPLAINT" in subject line For enrollment complaints - call NY Medicaid Choice - 1-855-886-0570 (Advocates line) 1-888-401-6582 (Consumers line) Managed Long Term Care (MLTC)...


	Medicaid Spend-Down Because Medicaid is a health insurance program for the poor, one must have income and assets below a certain limit to be eligible. For a single elderly or disabled person in New York State in 2021, the income limit is $904/mo. of income. (after subtracting $20/mo disregard) (The income limits for...


	Medicaid Assisted Living Programs (ALP) in NYS INTRODUCTION The Assisted Living Program provides supportive housing and home care services to individuals who are medically eligible for placement in a nursing facility but, whose needs can be met in a less restrictive and lower cost residential setting. he operator of the assisted living...


	Medicaid for Immigrants who are Not Permanent Residents (Do Not have "Green Cards")-- PRUCOL and Temporary Non-Immigrant Eligibility New York State Medicaid covers many immigrants not covered by federal law. Since 1996, federal Medicaid limits Medicaid eligibility to US citizens and “Qualified Aliens,” which include: Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR or “green card”) – under federal law, all but pregnant women...


	Medicaid Transportation in NYS States are required under federal regulations (42 C.F.R. §431.53) to assure necessary transportation to Medicaid beneficiaries to and from medical services. When travelling to medical appointments, a Medicaid beneficiary is expected to use the same mode of transportation as the beneficiary...


	Medicaid Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA) Services A Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA) provides what is commonly known as “visiting nurse” services, as well as physical or occupational or speech therapy (PT/OT) in the home, "home health aide" (HHA) services, and medical supplies. The nursing visits are "part-time or intermittent " and NOT...


	Medicaid Reimbursement of Home Care and other Medical Expenses Reimbursement in General Because Medicaid coverage can be retroactive up to three months, it is possible for a Medicaid applicant or his or her family member who paid the applicant's medical expenses to get reimbursed for some of the home care costs and other medical bills they incurred and paid...


	Nursing Home Medicaid Coverage - Basic Financial Eligibility Rules about Income, Resources, and Spousal Protections Medicaid rules are different for people living in the "community" than people living in institutions. For this article, the word "institution" means nursing home care. If you live in your home, someone else's home, or an Assisted Living Program, you are considered to live in the "community." ...


	Medicaid Managed Care IN THIS ARTICLE * Complaints - Where to File *Law & Regulations 1 - What is Managed Care? 2 - Mandatory Enrollment for Most People with Medicaid - and LOCK-IN 3 - Who is Exempt or Excluded from Enroling in Managed Care 4 - Enrolling and Disenrolling in Managed Care 5 - List of plans in...


	Family Health Care Decisions Act New York’s Family Health Care Decisions Act (FHCDA)(Chapter 8 of the Laws of 2010, adding Public Health Law Ch. 29-CC and 29-CCC) allows a patient’s family member or close friend to make health care decisions for a patient who is in a hospital or nursing home, or to decisions regarding hospice...


	NYS Medicaid Application Form (updated 2021) for Age 65+ or Disabled or Blind - New Supp A NYC 2021 Since 2010, the New York State Department of Health Medicaid application form is called the Access NY Application or Health Insurance Application or form DOH-4220. Download the most recent version of the form at this link. (As of 02-06-24, the form was last updated in January 2023.) For those...


	Spousal Impoverishment Protections for Married Couples where One Spouse is in a Managed Long Term Care Plan - Pooled Trusts Allowed as an Option In this Article KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Download Consumer Fact Sheet on Tips for Keeping More Income, including Spousal Impoverishment Protections.: What are Spousal Impoverishment Rules? Which Married couples can Use Spousal Impoverishment Protections? Spousal Impoverishment...


	Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Waiver Programs in New York State Medicaid home and community-based services [HCBS] are available through waiver programs to groups of individuals who would be eligible for Medicaid if institutionalized and, but for the services, would be institutionalized in a hospital or nursing facility. Under section 1915(c) of the Social...


	Where to Apply for Medicaid and Medicaid Home Care in New York City COVID-19 ALERT - Many Medicaid offices are closed during the emergency. There is one Medicaid office open in each borough where you can file an application - see this list. Or you can now FAX an application to 917-639-0732. During the COVID emergency, you do not need to submit as many...


	Emergency Medicaid in New York State - Limited Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants & Changes for Age 65+ NEWS ALERT: January 1, 2024 - Undocumented immigrants age 65+ became eligible for full Medicaid (as opposed to only Emergency Medicaid). See this article to learn how this expansion is being implemented, and Download the official Fact Sheet - New Health Insurance Option for...


	Applying for Medicaid Personal Care or CDPAP Services in New York City - 2021-2022 Changes May 16, 2022 Update - The new NY Independent Assessor (NYIA) starts being phased in. See info about that huge change in this article. Starting May 16, 2022 the M11q is no longer required for people applying to HRA for Medicaid home care who are NOT seeking MLTC because they are exempt or excluded...


	Keeping Medicaid after Cash Public Assistance or SSI Benefits Are Terminated Scenarios: Susie is 49 years old and single, with no children. She has been receiving cash public assistance and Medicaid for three years, while she appeals the denial of Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits ("SSD" or "DIB"). She finally was approved for SSD, and will start receiving...


	Transfer of Asset Rules in Medicaid -- The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA, enacted in 2006, made major changes to the transfer penalty rules for eligibility for Medicaid to pay for nursing home care. At the time, and until now, nursing home care was the only Medicaid service that had a lookback and transfer penalty.See GIS 06...