Final FIDA Non-Renewal Model Letter - "Non-Passive Enrollment" - "Notice 2" 09.25.19
State Template for notice sent to members of only TWO FIDA plans -- Riverspring and those in Senior Whole Health FIDA who live OUTSIDE the Bronx. The notice says the FIDA program is closing Dec. 31, 2019. This notice tells members of these plans that unless they select a different plan before Dec. 20, 2019, they will be assigned to a Managed Long Term Care plan operated by the same company that operates their FIDA plan. If they do nothing, these members will be assigned not only to an MLTC plan but also randomly assigned to a Medicare Part D drug plan, and enrolled in Original Medicare January 1, 2020.

Members of the other 4 FIDA plans and those in Senior Whole Health who live in the Bronx received "Notice 1" - Passive Enrollment notice, posted at http:// www.wnylc.com/health/download/703/

State Template for "Notice 1" or "Passive Enrollment" notice sent to members of most FIDA plans that FIDA program is closing Dec. 31, 2019. This notice tells members in this group that unless they select a different plan before Dec. 20, 2019, they will be assigned to the Medicaid Advantage Plus(MAP) plan operated by the same company that operates their FIDA plan. This "Notice 1" sent to members of all FIDA plans EXCEPT Riverspring, and for those in Senior Whole Health FIDA, only members who live in the Bronx received this notice.

Data as of October 7, 2019. Includes 2020 approved contracts/plans. Employer sponsored plans (800 series) are excluded. Plans under sanction are not shown. Notes: Data are subject to change as contracts are finalized. For 2019, enhanced alternative plans may offer additional cost sharing reductions in the gap on a sub-set of the formulary drugs, beyond the standard Part D benefit.

The 2020 Benchmark Premium $36.55, BENCHMARK plans are “basic” plans with premiums below this “benchmark” set each year by CMS. All benchmark plans are free for people with Extra Help – including those with Medicaid or Medicare Savings Program. Anyone with Extra Help is randomly assigned to benchmark plans if they don’t select any plan.

Traduccion enEspanol de "HOW TO USE A POOLED INCOME TRUST TO OBTAIN MEDICAID WITHOUT A
“EXCESS INCOME” OR SPEND-DOWN" (February 2019), by NYLAG Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program, posted at http://www.wnylc.com/health/download/4/. Spanish translation courtesy of Centro de Harry y Jeanette Weinberg para la justicia de los ancianos en el Hogar Hebreo de Riverdale, en colaboración con la Asociación público-privada de servicios para la tercera edad de Westchester y el Centro de justicia para la mujer de Pace.

Mas informacion is at http://www.seniorlawday.info/resources/ Espanol esta http://www.seniorlawday.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Elder-Law-QA-2019-Online-SPANISH-Ed20-FINAL.pdf

English at http://www.seniorlawday.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Elder-Law-QA-2019-ONLINE-Ed20-FINAL.pdf

NYC HRA Form MAPDR-01
2019 NYS Income and Resource Standards and Federal Poverty Levels (FPL)
Dated 04-04-2019

Income and Resource levels for Medicaid and other public health programs in NYS for 2001 - 2018. Includes Medicare Savings Programs, Family Health Plus, Child Health Plus, Spousal Impoverishment levels, MBI-WPD, etc.

Training provides framework for understanding the changes to Medicaid effective 2014, including: new categories, new income levels, new budgeting and new benefits.

NYC Medicaid office moved from 330 West 34th Street to 785 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11238 in May 2013. Contact numbers at that office listed in this document.

Comprehensive outline published by Selfhelp, covering the many strategies for obtaining Medicaid coverage in New York through the Excess Income Program. Updated 5/29/09.