Getting Help with Managed Long Term Care and Other Types of Medicaid Managed Care

Here are organizations where you can seek help for problems with Medicaid Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) plans, Medicaid Advantage Plus (MAP) plans, and Mainstream plans. 

Also see these KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Fact Sheets about MLTC and related topics 

STATEWIDE

ICAN – Independent Consumer Assistance Network – 
Ombudsprogram for MLTC

(844) 614-8800  
TTY:  711 

ican@cssny.org   

New York City

CSS – Community Health Advocates                                            

(888) 614-5500

New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)

  • NYLAG General Intake

(212) 613-5000        

  • NYLAG Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program (EFLRP)    

(212) 613-7310 (phone intake is only open on Mondays from 10 AM to 2PM)           

eflrp@nylag.org (email is checked more frequently)

QUEENS - JASA/ Queens Legal Services for Elder Justice

(718) 286-1500

Legal Services NYC (citywide) (M – F -- 10 AM – 4 PM) 

(917) 661-4500

The Legal Aid Society                                                    

(888) 663-6880

OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY

Empire Justice Center                     

                                                

Health@empirejustice.org 

(800) 724-0490 x 5822

Center for Elder Law & Justice  --  Serves 10 counties in western NY:  Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Niagara, Orleans, Steuben, Wyoming

(716) 853-3087

Center for Elder Law and Justice and Empire Justice Center recently teamed up to update the Nursing Home Resident Rights Guide (2024)!

If you live in Western New York, call the Center for Elder Law and Justice at 716-853-3087 and view the Guide here.

If you live in the Finger Lakes Region, or outside Western New York, call the Empire Justice Center at 1-800-724-0490 ext. 5822, and view the Guide here.

Use www.lawhelpNY.org to find other local legal services.

  

ICAN – Independent Consumer Assistance Network (ICAN) – Ombudsprogram for MLTC

(844) 614-8800  
TTY:  711

ican@cssny.org 



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Last updated: 01 Oct, 2025
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