Advocacy
Times Union: CDPAP not what some have made it out to be
March 10, 2025
Valerie Bogart and Rebecca Wallach wrote to the editor of the Times Union about the Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP).
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Advocacy
Testimony: FY 26 Preliminary Budget for Older New Yorkers
March 10, 2025
NYLAG submitted testimony to the New York City Council's Committee on Aging about the FY 26 preliminary budget.
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Advocacy
Testimony: On the 2025-2026 State Executive Budget for Health and Medicaid
February 12, 2025
NYLAG's Valerie Bogart and Rebecca Wallach submitted testimony for a joint hearing on the state budget about health and Medicaid.
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Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program
Spectrum NY1: Bill introduced to expand transparency of Medicaid spending in New York
May 16, 2024
Valerie Bogart, Of Counsel for NYLAG’s Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program (EFLRP), spoke with Spectrum NY1 about how the proposed legislation to increase transparency in ...
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Advocacy
Testimony: Breaking Barriers: Ending Medicaid Homecare Eligibility Restrictions
January 23, 2024
Rebecca Wallach, Director of NYLAG’s Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program (EFLRP), and Valerie Bogart, Of Counsel, submitted a testimony for the State legislative hearing on ...
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Advocacy
Testimony: Preserve the Status Quo for Home Care Eligibility
October 13, 2023
NYLAG's Valerie Bogart submits a memorandum supporting the repeal of discriminatory restrictions on Medicaid home care eligibility.
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Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program
EFLRP Submits Comments on Medicare and Medicaid Regulation Proposals
June 30, 2023
Rebecca Wallach, Director of NYLAG’s Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program (EFLRP), and Valerie Bogart, Of Counsel, recently submitted two sets of comments on proposed federal ...
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Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program
Public News Service: NY Expands Access to Medicare Savings Programs
April 18, 2023
NYLAG's Valerie Bogart spoke to Public News Service about Medicare Savings Programs expansions for older adults in New York, advocating for immigrants to receive healthcare ...
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Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program
Advocates fear the New York Independent Assessor Medicaid program will lead to denials, delays
December 2, 2022
NYLAG’s Rebecca Wallach spoke with Crain’s Health Pulse about the New York Independent Assessor Medicaid Program and the problems that could lead to confusion, delays ...
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Advocacy
NYLAG Submits Testimony on Medicaid and Other Health Issues in the Annual NYS Budget
March 2, 2021
NYLAG's Valerie Bogart submits testimony urging for an overhaul in Medicaid and other public health issues.
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