Health
The Health Policy Advocacy section contains Legislative Memos, Letters, Comments and Testimony. You will also find news items, articles and reports that relate to our policy work in health.
Legislative Memos
MCCAP: Statewide Partners Maximize Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Federal Prescription Drug Benefits and Health Resources for New York’s Low Income Elderly and Disabled New Yorkers.
The Managed Care Consumer Assistance Program (MCCAP), a statewide program, is critical for New York in this fiscal climate. Read More
Empire Justice Memo of Support: Due Process for Consumers in Medicaid and Family Health Plus Overpayment Actions
Empire Justice urges the Governor to sign legislation that would give consumers vital protections and procedural rights in overpayment actions. Read More
Empire Justice Memo of Opposition: Don't Require Unproven & Burdensome Biometric ID Program for Medicaid
This bill amends the Public Health Law to require use of biometric technology to identify patients and providers in the Medicaid program. Read More
Policy Letters
Empire Justice Delivers Letter to Governor in Support of Health Related Legal Services Legislation
Health-Related Legal Services Programs promote collaboration between healthcare professionals and lawyers at healthcare settings for the purpose of identifying and resolving legal issues affecting patients’ health and well-being. Read More
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Comments
Empire Justice Center and the Legal Aid Society's Comments on Proposed Federal Regulation on Establishment of Health Benefit Exchanges
The Legal Aid Society and Empire Justice Center write jointly to provide comments on the Proposed Rule entitled “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans.” Read More
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Testimony
Empire Justice Testimony on Medicaid Managed Care "Carve-in" of Pharmacy Benefits
Empire Justice's testimony to the Assembly Health Committee on Medicaid managed care prescription drug carve-in implementation. Read More
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Policy Related News
Empire Justice Statement on Governor Cuomo’s State of the State Address
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Seniors’ drug costs likely to spike under new rules (Daily Gazette)
Drastic changes to the state’s supplemental drug program for seniors will result in higher out-of-pocket costs for enrollees, warn advocates for elderly and low-income state residents.
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Policy Related Articles
Empire Justice Center 2012 Legislative and Executive Agenda :
The focus of our state level policy work for 2012.
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Clients Lose Access to 24-Hour Home Care Following State Budget Rate Reduction :
It comes as no surprise – when New York slashes reimbursement rates to providers, our clients have difficulty accessing care. One recent and dramatic example is the sudden reductions in home health aide services in the New York City area following the April 1, 2011 effective date for the Budget’s “expenditure caps” on payments to Certified Home Health Agencies (CHHAs).
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Policy Related Newsletters
Legal Services Journal - Summer 2011 :
The Summer 2011 Legal Services Journal reports on a wide range of poverty law topics with an emphasis on areas impacted by New York State budget cuts and other legislative activities. The issue reviews Empire Justice Center's 2011-2012 legislative priorities and includes an in-depth look at legislative activities in the domestic violence area. The Journal also reports on several key public benefits and health areas affected by the recent State budget cuts including child care, 24-hour home care and the EPIC program for seniors. Other articles address kinship guardianship, immigrant eligibility for food stamps, Medicaid Managed Care, standing to sue in foreclosure cases, upcoming changes in fair hearings, and the challenges faced by pro se litigants with disabilities when navigating the family court system. Thanks to all of our authors for their contributions to this issue of the Legal Services Journal.
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