(Special Medicaid benefit where New York State pays your Medicare Part B premium, and may also pay Medicare deductibles and coinsurance.) https://nyhealthaccess.org/3/ https://nyhealthaccess.org/entry/94/ INTRODUCTION: THE PROBLEM: Meet Joe, whose Doctor has Billed him for the Medicare Coinsurance Joe Client is disabled and has SSD, Medicaid and Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB). His health care is covered by Medicare, and Medicaid and the QMB... Medicare Savings Program Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:51:40 -0400 https://nyhealthaccess.org/entry/257/ For a background document comparing MAGI Medicaid, Non-MAGI Medicaid, and the Medicare Savings Program, click here. For an example MECM notice showing Medicaid and MSP eligibility, click here. For an example MECM notice showing Medicaid and MSP... Medicare Savings Program Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:45:05 -0400 https://nyhealthaccess.org/entry/214/ The Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program (EFLRP) regularly hosts trainings (via webinars and other presentations) that provide tools for the public to understand and navigate the complex world of Medicare and Medicaid in New York. Some of these... Medicare Savings Program Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:19:38 -0400 https://nyhealthaccess.org/entry/30/ Since 2004, Medicaid documentation requirements have been simplified by allowing some applicants merely to "attest" rather than document certain eligibility factors. In that year, attestation to the amount of one's resources was first allowed for... Medicare Savings Program Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:06:56 -0400 https://nyhealthaccess.org/entry/229/ Some "dual eligible" beneficiaries (people who have Medicare and Medicaid) are entitled to receive reimbursement of their Medicare Part B premiums from New York State through the Medicare Insurance Premium Payment Program (MIPP). The Part B premium... Medicare Savings Program Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:31:53 -0400 https://nyhealthaccess.org/entry/185/ As of December 23, 2025, Medicaid and Medicare Savings Program (MSP) applicants and recipients are no longer required to pursue potentially available income, including Social Security and IRA distributions, as a condition of receiving Medicaid and... Medicare Savings Program Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:26:12 -0400 https://nyhealthaccess.org/entry/99/ 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... Medicare Savings Program Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:05:52 -0400 https://nyhealthaccess.org/entry/61/ "Extra Help" is the federal subsidy program that helps with Medicare Part D cost sharing - reducing premiums, deductibles, and copayments. It is also called the Low Income Subsidy (LIS). This article will tell you: Costs Savings of Extra... Medicare Savings Program Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:07:56 -0400 https://nyhealthaccess.org/entry/119/ Since 2010, the New York State Department of Health Medicaid application form is called the Access NY Application or Health Insurance Application or form DOH-4220 - available at this link. (As of 2-06-25 the form was last updated in January 2023.)... Medicare Savings Program Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:19:39 -0500 https://nyhealthaccess.org/entry/104/ HRA has revised the recertification form it will be sending to QMB recipients. The form previously in use did not state on it that it was intended to be used for QMB referring only to Medicaid. This was very confusing for recipients who have QMB,... Medicare Savings Program Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:48:32 -0500