Testimony: Preserve the Status Quo for Home Care Eligibility
October 13, 2023
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NYLAG's Valerie Bogart submits a memorandum supporting the repeal of discriminatory restrictions on Medicaid home care eligibility.
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EFLRP Submits Comments on Medicare and Medicaid Regulation Proposals
June 30, 2023
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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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Public News Service: NY Expands Access to Medicare Savings Programs
April 18, 2023
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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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Advocates fear the New York Independent Assessor Medicaid program will lead to denials, delays
December 2, 2022
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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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Mount Sinai and Healthfirst launch program to help patients know when they need an attorney.
August 10, 2022
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"Legal issues should never stand in the way of health.” Developed in collaboration with NYLAG, Mount Sinai launched a medical-legal program to proactively identify and ...
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NYLAG’s LegalHealth Division Partners with Mount Sinai to Launch a Medical-Legal Program to Address Health-Harming Legal Needs Among Patients
August 10, 2022
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"Legal issues should never stand in the way of health.” Developed in collaboration with NYLAG, Mount Sinai launched a medical-legal program to proactively identify and ...
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NYLAG Submits Testimony on Medicaid and Other Health Issues in the Annual NYS Budget
March 2, 2021
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NYLAG's Valerie Bogart submits testimony urging for an overhaul in Medicaid and other public health issues.
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New Free NY COVID-19 Legal Resource Hotline Helps NYC Residents
April 20, 2020
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NYLAG launches a legal resources hotline to help New York City residents impacted by COVID-19 (coronavirus) receive answers to their legal questions.
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Medicaid Cuts Will Harm Trauma Survivors, Cancer Survivors, Grandparents, & Kids (Meet Them)
March 25, 2020
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These are the stories of real people and NYLAG clients who will be harmed by proposed Medicaid cuts.
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ACTION ALERT: Tell Gov. Cuomo “No” to Medicaid Cuts
March 18, 2020
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Governor Cuomo’s Medicaid Redesign Team’s proposed Medicaid cuts will put thousands of seniors and people with disabilities at risk. NYLAG is advocating to stop these ...
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