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Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) [1] [2] [3] ("New York State's Senior Prescription Plan") [4] was designed so that personal/out-of-pocket costs for medicines are reduced or largely paid for program participants by the state. [1] Members are also given assistance with Medicare Part D. [5]
On August 20, 1997, Governor Pataki signed the Welfare Reform Act of 1997 that, in relevant part, renamed it as the Department of Family Assistance, and also divided the department into Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) and the State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS).
Section 21 of the New York State Social Services Law requires the New York State Department of Social Services to design and implement a Welfare Management System (WMS) capable of receiving, maintaining and processing information relating to persons who apply for benefits, or who are determined to be eligible for benefits under any program administered by the Department."
Under the Safety Net Assistance (SNA) program, single individuals without children, and families who have already received cash assistance for 60 months, may receive benefits. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] An individual or family may receive SNA for up to 24 months unless exempt from work requirements or HIV-positive, after which the local government directly ...
On Lok Senior Health Services was created in 1971 to address the long-term care needs of older immigrants in San Francisco's Chinatown-North Beach neighborhood. [3] After its founding, between 1973 and 1975, On Lok expanded to include day centers, in-home care, home-delivered meals, and housing assistance. [ 3 ]
Amerigroup is an American health insurance and managed health care provider. Amerigroup covers 7.7 million seniors, people with disabilities, low-income families and other state and federally sponsored beneficiaries, and federal employees in 26 states, making it the nation's largest provider of health care for public programs. [1]
Service Program for Older People (SPOP) is a nonprofit community-based mental health agency that serves adults age 55 and older. It is one of only a handful of agencies in New York City that focus entirely on the mental health needs of older people. [ 1 ]
Its mission is to expand affordable housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income New Yorkers. HCR consists of several state agencies and corporations: the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR), the New York State Housing Finance Agency (HFA), the State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA).