Letter sent by NYLAG, Medicaid Matters NY, Legal Aid Society, Empire Justice Center and other NYS advocacy organizations to CMS dated Aug. 5, 2021. Expresses concerns about the NYS plan for spending billions of enhanced federal Medicaid dollars available under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) that must be used for enhancing access to Home & Community Based Services (HCBS). NYS Spending Plan and other info about this funding is at https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/redesign/hcbs/enhanced_funding/.

This Alert is to advise Medicaid Providers, Hospitals, Client Representatives, Community Based Organizations and Advocates that the Medical Assistance Program's Undercare Division can now receive case action update requests via email at undercareproviderrelations@hra.nyc.gov. This email is NOT FOR NEW APPLICATIONS. MAP 751k or 751w form attached to this alert is required. This alert revises the July 2021 alert

Fact Sheet about the Class Action Injunction in the Varshavsky v Perales case, which gives special rights for people appealing adverse denials of increases of Medicaid home care services. In some cases, the consumer has the right to a temporary increase in home care hours 45 days after requesting the hearing, while the hearing takes its course. If a phone hearing cannot be favorably decided, the consumer has the right to a home hearing. Learn advocacy tips in this fact sheet, also posted as an article at http://www.wnylc.com/health/entry/228/ (with updated OTDA contact info 9-3-21)

Updates alert from April 2020 with additional e-fax numbers.. Establishes new e-Fax number for "C-Rep" Authorized client Representatives for Medicaid applications not submitted electronically by EDITS. e-Fax 917-639-0731.

Requests ONE application be submitted per fax, with cover page listing all documents attached. Says not for MLTC application submissions (unclear what this means)

NYC HRA Form MAPDR-01
2021 NYS Income and Resource Standards and Federal Poverty Levels (FPL)
Updated 8-17-2021 with updated FPL (corrects error in earlier 2021 version)

Income and Resource levels for Medicaid and other public health programs in NYS for 2001 - 2020. 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.

Training Outline for Advocates on Supplemental Needs Trusts (SNTs) (including individual and pooled), and the affect of SNTs on various public benefit programs. (updated 1-9-2019). Update includes new section on Veteran's Pension benefits, expanded information on Temporary/Public cash assistance and HASA, 2018 changes in the SSA POMS regarding expenses SNT's may pay; ABLE accounts as alternative to SNTs and updated section on Public Housing and Section 8 and SNTs.

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.