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Other key benefits: Medicaid, Fair Fares, and HEAP
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Commissioner Park highlights other essential benefits provided by DSS/HRA, including Medicaid, Fair Fares, and HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program).
- Medicaid: Automatic extensions have ended; clients must recertify to keep health insurance
- DSS is conducting outreach to remind Medicaid clients about renewal rules and the urgency of submitting applications
- Fair Fares: Eligibility expanded to 145% of the federal poverty level
- HEAP: DSS continues to collaborate with the state to provide heating and cooling benefits, despite potential federal budget cuts
Molly Wasow Park
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I cannot stress enough that the automatic Medicaid extensions have ended.
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Clients must recertify in order to keep their health insurance.
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This is a federal mandate and not something that we have any flexibility on.
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We are working to ensure that everyone who remains eligible for Medicaid receives ongoing benefits, and we have a robust outreach campaign to remind Medicaid clients of changes to renewal rules and the urgency of submitting renewal applications to avoid any interruptions to coverage.
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Please continue to remind all your eligible constituents to renew.
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On another note, in collaboration with the council, we have expanded Fair Fairs eligibility to 145% of the federal poverty level and encourage eligible New Yorkers to submit for benefits as soon as possible.
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And although as I noted, the federal skinny budget contemplates eliminating HEAP, DSS continues to collaborate with the state to provide heating and cooling benefits to New Yorkers.
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