|
News
CDPAP FI Transition: Timekeeping Change July 20th, Court Preliminary Approval of Legal Aid Settlement of Wage Theft Suit Against PPL; U.S. Sues PPL and NYS Officials for Misrepresentation
7 Jul, 2026
Background. The 2024-25 NYS Budget required all 280,000 Medicaid recipients who have CDPAP services to switch their "Fiscal Intermediary" (FI") the agency that manages payroll and benefits for their Personal Assistants ("PA") to a new "single FI" called Public Partnerships LLC or "PPL." PPL...
News from NYLAG Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program - Newsletters, Upcoming Trainings, and News Alerts
26 Jun, 2026
The Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program at NYLAG sends out periodic updates to interested people about developments in Medicaid in New York State affecting seniors and people with disabilities, with an emphasis on people who rely on Medicaid for long-term care services or for subsidies to help...
HR1 -Changes Coming to NYS Medicaid under the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Law - CMS Issues Work Requirement Regulations June 1, 2026
1 Jun, 2026
The Budget Reconciliation law known as HR1 enacted the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law July 4, 2025. The law imposes massive cuts in Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, and immigrant eligibilty for these and other public programs. The strategically delayed implementation of many of the worst...
NYLAG Submits Testimony for NYS Legislative Budget Hearing on Health & Medicaid - Under Dark Cloud of H.R. 1 Cuts in Medicaid
11 Feb, 2026
NYLAG submitted testimony at the NYS Joint Legislative Public Hearing on the Proposed 2026 Executive Budget concerning Health and Medicaid. The hearing was held on February 10, 2026. Read about NYLAG's testimony here Download a copy of NYLAG's testimony here. Testimony of some of...
NYS Medicaid Redesign Team II (MRT) 2020 changes - Status of 30-month Lookback and the 3-ADL Minimum Standards for Home Care
29 Jan, 2026
This article gives updates on the Medicaid changes enacted in the 2020 NYS Budget under the "Medicaid Redesign Team II" or MRT-2. Though enached in 2020, one of these cuts - the Minimum ADL Thresholds for home care - was just implemented in Sept. 2025, and the 30-Month Lookback is still not...
Featured Articles Recent Articles
Medicaid Fair Hearings in NYS - Common Links and Changes - CALL-In Hearings Started May - Roll out Schedule Changed
Introduction and Updates Medicaid recipients have the right to request a Fair Hearing to appeal an adverse action. This includes decisions made by a managed care or Managed Long Term Care plan, by the local Dept. of Social Services ("LDSS") or by NYS's contractor, NY Medicaid Choice or the NY...
HIPAA Forms and Health Information Access and Privacy - Overview
You have the right to privacy concerning information about your health, medical care, and how your care is paid for. This right comes from a federal law called HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). Although HIPAA regulates many other areas, the main impact it has on most...
PPL - the Single Fiscal Intermediary for CDPAP in NYS - Nuts & Bolts
Introduction and Updates This article gives information about the nuts and bolts about receiving CDPAP services through PPL, the statewide single Fiscal Intermediary for CDPAP in NYS, This includes registration, timekeeping, requirements for PAs to have health assessments, and more. See...
Know Your Rights: Fact Sheets on Managed Long Term Care
Below are various NYLAG Fact Sheets on Managed Long Term Care. To learn more about Managed Long Term Care, you can visit our New York Health Access article titled Managed Long Term Care. To view recordings of past webinars and presentations, you can visit our New York Health Access article titled...
Medicaid Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) in New York State
Introduction and links to info about transition to the new NYS "Single Fiscal Intermediary" (FI) This article for latest news including settlement of Calderon lawsuit PPL - the Single Fiscal Intermediary for CDPAP in NYS - Nuts & Bolts includes registration, timekeeping, requirements...
Most Viewed
Income and Resource Limits for New York State Public Health Insurance Programs
INTRODUCTION AND NEWS ALERTS Feb. 13, 2026 UPDATE - NYS DOH announced the 2026 limits are in effect for Medicaid GIS 26 MA/05 - 2026 Federal Poverty Levels (PDF) GIS 26 MA/05 - 2026 Federal Poverty Levels Chart Since Jan. 1, 2023, the income limit for the Aged, Blind and...
Medicaid Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) in New York State
Introduction and links to info about transition to the new NYS "Single Fiscal Intermediary" (FI) This article for latest news including settlement of Calderon lawsuit PPL - the Single Fiscal Intermediary for CDPAP in NYS - Nuts & Bolts includes registration, timekeeping, requirements...
Medicaid Personal Care or Home Attendant Services
INTRO and RECENT UPDATES The Medicaid program in New York State covers a type of home care services called Personal Care services (aka PCS or "home attendant"). This is a service under NYS's "State Medicaid Plan," which means that the rules described here apply whether the consumer receives it...
Step-by-step guide to enrolling in a pooled income trust for Medicaid spend-down
This article is a condensed road-map for using a pooled income trust to eliminate the Medicaid spend-down. NEW June 2022 - Big Changes in NYC - See STEP TWO and STEP Three below - NEW DISABILITY forms required! DOWNLOAD OUR our longer FACT SHEET on this topic (updated May 2024 to reflect...
Medicare Savings Programs (MSP) in New York
Introduction Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs) pay for the monthly Medicare Part B premium for low-income Medicare beneficiaries, qualify enrollees for the "Extra Help" subsidy for Part D prescription drugs, and for those in QMB - pay Medicare coinsurance and deductibles. As of 2023, there are...
|
Powered by KBPublisher (Knowledge base software)