by Care Answered | Jul 15, 2025 | Care News, Medicaid, MLTC, Plan Ahead-Get the Care You Need
Beginning September 1, it will become more difficult to receive medical approval and hours of care for New York State Community Medicaid. The good news is that Care Answered has been prepared for this and is committed to ensuring that you are informed and have...
by Care Answered | Jul 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Important Update: New Rules That Could Help You In a previous post, we discussed the 2024 New York State law that helps protect people from medical debt. This law could help thousands of New Yorkers who struggle to pay medical bills. This law prevents medical debt...
by Care Answered | Jun 25, 2025 | Care News, chronic illness, Daily Health Tips, Long Term Care, Plan Ahead-Get the Care You Need, Uncategorized
It finally feels like June in NY after what I personally called June/November and now here comes the heat wave! If you live in New York, you can complain about the heat and humidity all summer long but it’s likely not going anywhere. However, if you or a loved one is...
by Care Answered | Jun 4, 2025 | Care News, Uncategorized
Lately, there’s been a lot of noise in the news about budget fights in Washington, DC, and some scary headlines about possible cuts to programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. If you count on these programs, it’s understandable to feel concerned. But...
by Care Answered | Jun 4, 2025 | Care News, Long Term Care, Medicaid, MLTC, Plan Ahead-Get the Care You Need, Uncategorized
NHTD is the Nursing Home Transition and Diversion Waiver. It has the same financial requirements as Community Medicaid, but the process can be a bit different. According to the NY State Department of Health: The NHTD waiver program is a home and community-based...
