Medicaid in New York
Expert guides about medicaid in New York from Brevy Care.
New York Medicaid Spousal Impoverishment 2026: CSRA Guide
New York Medicaid spousal impoverishment rules protect the at-home spouse's finances, letting them keep up to $162,660 in assets and a monthly income floor above what most states allow.
New York Medicare Savings Programs 2026: QMB, SLMB & QI
New York Medicare Savings Programs pay some or all of a low-income Medicare beneficiary's premiums and cost-sharing through the state Medicaid program.
PACE in New York: 2026 Senior Guide to All-Inclusive Care
In New York in 2026, PACE serves roughly 10,500 older adults across 10 active programs, and it has quietly become one of the most consequential paths to integrated dual-eligible care in the state.
New York Medicaid Advantage Plus: 2026 Senior Guide to MAP
Medicaid Advantage Plus (MAP) is New York's primary Fully Integrated Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (FIDE-SNP) architecture.
New York MLTC: 2026 Senior Guide to Managed Long Term Care
Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) is the chassis through which roughly 280,000 to 300,000 New Yorkers receive Medicaid long-term services and supports.
New York Medicaid Programs for Seniors: 2026 Guide
If you or a parent is 65 or older in New York and need help paying for health care, long-term care, or help at home, New York Medicaid for seniors has a path. But it is not one program.
New York Medicaid HCBS Waivers 2026: NHTD, TBI & OPWDD
New York's main Medicaid home-care waiver for seniors and disabled adults, the Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) waiver, is effectively closed to new entrants as of early 2026.
New York Nursing Home Medicaid 2026: Eligibility & Costs
New York Institutional Medicaid pays the cost of skilled nursing facility care once a resident has spent down their assets and can no longer afford to pay privately.
New York Managed Long Term Care (MLTC): The Complete 2026 Guide
In New York, most Medicaid long-term care at home or in the community is delivered through a managed plan called Managed Long Term Care (MLTC).
New York CDPAP 2026: Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Guide
New York's Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) lets you hire and direct your own aide, often a family member or friend, and have Medicaid pay the wages.
New York Medicaid Advantage Plus (MAP) 2026 Guide
If you or a family member in New York has both Medicare and Medicaid, the way those two programs work together is structured very differently than in most states.
New York Medicaid Personal Needs Allowance (2026): What You Keep
When a New York resident enters a Medicaid-certified nursing facility, nearly all of their monthly income goes to the facility, but the law lets them keep a small slice for personal use.
How to Apply for Medicaid in New York: 2026 Senior Guide
There are four ways to apply for Medicaid in New York, and which one is right for you depends on where you live and what kind of coverage you need.
NY Community Medicaid 2026: Home Care, MLTC, CDPAP & Trusts
Community Medicaid is New York's name for the Medicaid that pays for care at home rather than in a nursing home.
NY Spousal Refusal 2026, SSL § 366(3)(a), How It Works, When to Use It
If your spouse needs Medicaid long-term care and you do not, New York lets you legally refuse to make your own income and resources available toward their care.
New York Medicaid 2026: Eligibility, MLTC, Pooled Trust & Recovery
New York Medicaid operates with structural features that exist in almost no other state.
Will New York Medicaid Take Your House? Estate Recovery Explained
When a New York Medicaid recipient dies, federal law requires the state to attempt recovery of certain Medicaid expenditures from the deceased's estate.
What You Need to Know About New York's 30-Month Medicaid Lookback
If you are a New York family planning home care for an aging parent, you have probably heard about the "30-month lookback." It is the single most-asked-about topic in New York Medicaid right now.
New York Medicaid Pooled Income Trust (2026): Protect Your Income
If your monthly income is over New York's Community Medicaid limit of $1,836 but you need home care, there is a mechanism almost no other state offers.
New York Medicaid Income Limits: NY Eligibility Guide
If you typed "New York Medicaid income limit" into Google and got a single number, you got bad information.