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13 Apr, 2010
CMS released the first in a series of letters providing guidance regarding the Medicaid changes and improvements that are included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (the Affordable Care Act) as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.  The...
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01 Apr, 2010
This is not an April Fool's joke!  Beginning today, April 1, 2010, M11q forms must be submitted to CASA offices in NYC using a new form, which is a revised version of the 20-year old form.    In this article, Applying for Medicaid Personal Care Services in New York City,...
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29 Dec, 2009
This website is a joint venture of the Empire Justice Center, the Legal Aid Society, and Selfhelp Community Services, and is funded in part by the New York State Office For the Aging and the New York Community Trust.  The Western New York Law Center has graciously provided the web hosting and...

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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 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...
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 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 Air Conditioners Available to Low Income People with Medical Needs - 2010 Cooling Assistance Program
HEAP-funded air conditioners are available in limited supplies to low-income people in NYS, who have an ongoing medical condition made worse by...

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document Air Conditioners Available to Low Income People with Medical Needs - 2010 Cooling Assistance Program
HEAP-funded air conditioners are available in limited supplies to low-income people in NYS, who have an ongoing medical condition made worse by...
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 National Health Reform -- Links to Information about the Affordable Care Act and Implementation in New York State
In March 2010, President Obama signed federal health reform into law. Health reform consists of two laws. The first and larger of the two is the...
document Asking Medicaid to Pay for an Air Conditioner
This article explains how to get Medicaid to pay for an air conditioner. NYC also has another program to provide free air conditioners to people...
document Resource Attestation and Documentation Chart
This chart, produced by HRA, explains the different types of documentation required of an applicant's resources (aka "assets") for the three...

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