Health

POLICY ADVOCACY

Empire Justice Center Testimony on the Governor's Proposed Deficit Reduction Plan

In the Governor’s proposed Deficit Reduction Plan, several funding streams, are slate...

Empire Justice Testimony on the State of Senior Programs in the Current Economy

Testimony that spotlights the needs of the elderly, a population that has been partic...

PUBLICATIONS

In Sickness and In Debt

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Medicaid Matters

Finding a Better Way: Ten consumer-friendly ideas to improve New York’s Medicaid prog...

NEWSLETTERS

January 2010 :

Empire Justice Center's bi-monthly newsletter for DAP Advocates Read More


UPCOMING EVENTS

Medicaid 101 - Health Care Programs for People with HIV

This training will provide case managers and other client advocates with basic inform...

Maximizing Health coverage for DAP clients - Before and After Winning the Case

Brief overview will include: recent changes to Medicaid, Family Health Plus and Child...

 

Recent Health Articles

Fair Hearing of the Month
Fair Hearing # 5271606R (7/28/2009)
February 1, 2010
Recipient of PA who has previously been determined to be employable, but now claims an impairment, can not have case closed for failure to provide medical evidence. Read More

Haitian TPS and Medical Assistance Eligibility
January 28, 2010
Haitian applicants for Temporary Protected Status will be eligible for New York's publicly funded medical assistance program if they meet all other financial and non-financial eligibility requirements. Read More

Chubby Checker Twists for SSA
January 21, 2010
Move over Patty Duke. SSA’s latest celebrity feature for Boomers stars Chubby Checker promoting the Medicare “Extra Help” program. Read More

Legal Services Groups Announce New Resource for Health Advocates
January 21, 2010
The Empire Justice Center, The Legal Aid Society, and Selfhelp Community Services are excited to announce the launching of a new website called New York Health Access designed for New York State health advocates, caregivers, and consumers. Read More

Web News - January 2010
January 21, 2010
2010 SSI Benefits Levels Available, Want to Know Who Is Dead or Alive?, Find Out What Symptoms May Mean, Win, Lose or Draw: How Your ALJ Has Decided Cases, Deciphering SSA Codes Read More