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04 Nov, 2011
It's not too late to take steps NOW, in the last months of 2011, to the EPIC program will be drastically cut back.  Read about these changes here.   This article gives tips to take steps NOW, in the remainder of 2011, to prevent clients from being unable to pay for drugs in...
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04 Nov, 2011
On November 3, 2011, Selfhelp, NYLPI, the Legal Aid Society and other organizations wrote to CMS and the United States Attorney, protesting the settlement of the False Claims Act case against NYC alleging fraud in its Medicaid Personal Care program, and demanding that the settlement money...
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03 Nov, 2011
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16 Sep, 2011
 On September 15, 2011, CMS announced the Part D and Medicare Advantage plans for 2012.   CMS announced them earlier than usual because the ANNUAL OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD for 2012 is earlier this year . it will start October 15, 2011 and continue through December...
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15 Sep, 2011
The NYS EPIC program is mailing more information about the January 1, 2012 program changes to all 292,000 members this letter was sent to 15,000 EPIC members in Medicare Advantage Plans without Part D, warning them that if they don't enroll in a Part D plan, they will lose EPIC in...

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document Medicaid Personal Care or Home Attendant Services
The Medicaid program in New York State covers a type of home care services called Personal Care Assistance (aka PCA or "home attendant").  To...
document Income and Resource Limits for New York State Public Health Insurance Programs
Income and Resource Limits for Medical Assistance Programs in New York State Each year, New York City's Human Resources Administration publishes...
document 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...
document 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...
document Medicare Savings Programs (MSP) in New York
Funded by the State Medicaid program, Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs) help eligible individuals meet some or all of their cost-sharing obligations...

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document Medicaid Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) in New York State
The Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP)  is a statewide Medicaid program that provides an alternative way of...
document Managed Long Term Care
New York is planning a huge change in the delivery of Medicaid home care services.  The 2011 budget mandates that as of April 1, 2012, everyone...
document Medicare Savings Programs (MSP) in New York
Funded by the State Medicaid program, Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs) help eligible individuals meet some or all of their cost-sharing obligations...
document 2012 Medicare Part D Plans in NYS
Medicare's Annual Open Enrollment for 2012 is from Oct. 15 - Dec. 7, 2011 On September 15, 2011, CMS announced the Part D and Medicare...
document Cost Sharing Confusion for Clients in the QMB Program
FACTS:  Joe Client is disabled and lives only on SSI and SSD.  His health care is covered by Medicare, and Medicaid’s Qualified Medicare...


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