http://wnylc.com/health/ http://wnylc.com/health/entry/40/ The Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) is a statewide Medicaid program that provides an alternative way of receiving home care services. Rather than assigning a home care vendor or agency that controls... Medicaid/Home Care Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:09:30 -0500 http://wnylc.com/health/entry/161/ Medicare's Annual Open Enrollment for 2012 is from Oct. 15 - Dec. 7, 2011 On September 15, 2011, CMS announced the Part D and Medicare Advantage plans for 2012. CMS announced them earlier than usual because the ANNUAL... Medicare Part D/Selecting a drug plan Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:45:20 -0500 http://wnylc.com/health/entry/94/ FACTS: Joe Client is disabled and lives only on SSI and SSD. His health care is covered by Medicare, and Medicaid’s Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) program picks up his cost-sharing obligations. He went to the doctor... Medicare Savings Program Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:27:54 -0500 http://wnylc.com/health/entry/150/ INTRODUCTION The Assisted Living Program provides supportive housing and home care services to individuals who are medically eligible for placement in a nursing facility but, whose needs can be met in a less restrictive and lower cost... Medicaid/Other Services Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:18:07 -0500 http://wnylc.com/health/entry/97/ Long term care insurance is a product which, if certain conditions are met, will pay for all or a portion of, nursing home and/or home care expenses. Such policies have been marketed to individuals who do not wish to have their assets depleted... Long Term Care Insurance Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:00:27 -0500 http://wnylc.com/health/entry/10/ Training materials written and updated by various staff at the Evelyn Frank Legal Resources program since 2005. This outline, updated for the 2012 Part D enrollment period, which begins October 15, 2011, covers the basic design of the Medicare Part... Medicare Part D/What drugs are covered? Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:47:31 -0500 http://wnylc.com/health/entry/93/ New York State’s Child Health Plus (CHP) program has undergone dramatic expansion in the past few years and is of increasing importance to low-income families with income above Medicaid levels. Our clients often struggle with medical bills... Child Health Plus Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:47:35 -0500 http://wnylc.com/health/entry/4/ This is an unofficial list of non-profit organizations in New York State that offer pooled Supplemental Needs Trusts (or similar services) to people with disabilities. We do not claim that this is an exhaustive list; there may be other pooled... Medicaid/Supplemental Needs Trusts Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:35:49 -0500 http://wnylc.com/health/entry/44/ This article is intended as a condensed road-map for using the NYSARC Pooled SNT to eliminate the Medicaid spend-down. This article contemplates that the individual is applying for Medicaid in order to obtain home care services. ... Medicaid/Supplemental Needs Trusts Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:33:06 -0500 http://wnylc.com/health/entry/25/ The Community, Migrant & Homeless Health Center Handbook on “Immigrant Eligibility for Publicly Funded Health Care Benefits,” written by Empire Justice Center's senior staff attorney Barbara Weiner, in collaboration with CHCANYS (the... Immigrant Access Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:05:14 -0500 http://wnylc.com/health/entry/91/ Effective October 1, 2011, Medicaid’s pharmacy benefit will be moved into the Medicaid managed care benefit package. Before, people enrolled in a Medicaid managed care plan obtained all of their health care through the plan, but used their... Medicaid/Other Services Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:56:18 -0500 http://wnylc.com/health/entry/70/ This training reviews New York's Medicaid coverage for the treatment of emergency medical conditions (often referred to as "Emergency Medicaid") for individuals who are not eligible for regular Medicaid benefits due to their... Medicaid/Immigrant Access Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:29:34 -0500 http://wnylc.com/health/entry/5/ This in-depth training outline (updated August 2011) covers how Supplemental Needs Trusts work (both individual and pooled), and how they affect eligibility for many different public benefits. Medicaid/Supplemental Needs Trusts Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:27:37 -0500 http://wnylc.com/health/entry/15/ Income and Resource Limits for Medical Assistance Programs in New York State Each year, New York City's Human Resources Administration publishes this handy two-page chart listing income and resource limits, and other helpful figures, relating to... Medicaid/Financial Eligibility Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:09:13 -0400 http://wnylc.com/health/entry/164/ This article was published in the Summer, 2010 edition of the Legal Services Journal and provides an overview of recent legislative changes in New York's Medicaid program that have the effect of expanding the state's use of managed care. ... Medicaid Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:58:15 -0400