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03 May, 2012
On May 3, 2012, NYS posted for public comment its revised proposal for a Fully Integrated Dual Eligible (FIDA) plan at http://www.health.ny.gov/facilities/long_term_care/docs/second_demo_integrate_care_for_dual_elig.pdf. Stakeholder input is due by COB May 17,...
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30 Apr, 2012
Three disabled Medicaid recipients have filed a class action in federal court in Manhattan this week to stop reductions in the personal care services that allow them to continue to live at home. The individuals affected are among the most disabled Medicaid recipients, who all require care at home...
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23 Apr, 2012
New York State has now made it clear that spousal impoverishment protections will be available to applicants and recipients in not just the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) wavier program, also known as Lombardi, but in the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Nursing Home Transition and...
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05 Apr, 2012
This year’s New York State 2012 Medicaid and health budget included a number of important advances for low-income consumers, and two notable disappointments. The following list summarizes the issues of particular import to the Empire Justice Center.
First, the disappointments in the...
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05 Apr, 2012
The 2012 NYS Budget restored significant parts of the EPIC program that were cut in the 2011 Budget. Last year's EPIC cuts went into effect January 1, 2012 and have been devastating to many lower income seniors. See this article. The State Legislature heard these stories...
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