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	MLTC Roll-Out - 2014 Expansion Schedule to ALL Upstate Counties 15 Apr, 2014 State Complaint Number for MLTC Problems - 1-866-712-7197 e-mail mltcworkgroup@health.state.ny.us and put "COMPLAINT" in subject line For enrollment complaints - call NY Medicaid Choice - 1-855-886-0570 (Advocates line) 1-888-401-6582...

	Consumers Call to Delay Mandatory Enrollment of Nursing Home residents into Managed Care & MLTC - Scheduled for June 1, 2014 15 Apr, 2014 Nursing Home Resident Transition to Managed Care June 1, 2014 is the new projected date for the NYS Department of Health (DOH) to include NURSING HOME CARE in the Managed Long Term care (MLTC) and "mainstream" Medicaid Managed Care programs. The original date was March 1,...

	NYS Budget Victories - "Spousal" and "Parental" Refusal Remain Intact, "Aid Continuing" Rights in Managed Care & MLTC, SCRIE Increase 31 Mar, 2014 The details of the 2014-15 NYS Budget is just being voted on today posted at A9205/6914 details are just being digested, but Medicaid recipients can celebrate at least two hard-won victories!! We owe a huge thank you to Assembly Health Committee Chair Richard Gottfried and the...

	State Announces new Procedures for Spousal Impoverishment Protections in MLTC & Other Waiver Programs 28 Mar, 2014 New York State has gradually expanded use of spousal impoverishment protections in various home care programs. Once available only in the Lombardi Long Term Home Health Care program, these protections have expanded to all Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) services, and other Home...

	Consumer Advocates Call for Further Protections in Medicaid Managed Long Term Care 14 Mar, 2014 Consumer advocates have submitted several comments to the New York State Department of Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that would protect the rights consumers as Managed Long Term Care is implemented. March 2014 - Consumer Advocates Call for Delay...

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	Medicaid Managed Care I – WHAT IS MEDICAID MANAGED CARE? Most, but not all Medicaid beneficiaries in New York State who do not have...


	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...


	Step-by-step guide to enrolling in the NYSARC Pooled SNT for Medicaid spend-down This article is intended as a condensed road-map for using the NYSARC Pooled SNT to eliminate the Medicaid spend-down. This article...


	What you need to know about EPIC - New York's prescription drug program for seniors - 2014 Changes New York has a State Pharmaceutical Assistance Program (SPAP) to help low- to moderate-income older adults age 65+ pay for prescription...


	Patients' Rights in the Health Care System Managed Care Bill of Rights New York State has a fairly progressive managed care bill of rights which is found in both the Public Health and...

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	Income and Resource Limits for New York State Public Health Insurance Programs Income and Resource Limits for Medical Assistance Programs in New York State The Affordable Care Act will change the rules for Medicaid income...


	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...


	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...


	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...


	Managed Long Term Care Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) plans are insurance plans that are paid a monthly premium ("capitation") by the New York Medicaid program to...

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