Medicare and Medicaid represent our societal commitment to ensuring health care access for seniors and people with disabilities. But for many living in poverty, that promise is incomplete. Beneficiaries struggle to cover Medicare’s out-of-pocket costs and face challenges navigating the complex bureaucracies that govern access to Medicaid services. EFLRP advocates for New Yorkers experiencing poverty who, because of aging and/or disability,  need Medicaid services to enable them to remain in their homes and avoid institutionalization.

To meet our clients’ needs, EFLRP  uses a combination of tools, including direct representation, policy advocacy, and public education through www.nyhealthaccess.org. EFLRP also issues periodic email newsletters with updates about developments in Medicaid in New York State affecting seniors and people with disabilities. View recent newsletters here, and sign up to receive them here (select “Medicaid and long-term care” as your area of interest).

EFLRP is part of ICAN — the New York State Ombudsprogram that helps New Yorkers with enrolling in and using managed long term care plans and other Medicaid managed care plans that cover long term care. Read more about ICAN on the ICAN website.