A07570 Summary:

BILL NOA07570
 
SAME ASSAME AS S08650
 
SPONSORPaulin
 
COSPNSRSayegh
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd 367-a, Soc Serv L
 
Provides that low-income subsidy data transmitted from the social security administration to local departments of social services in accordance with section 1144(c)(3) of the federal social security act shall be treated as an application for the medicare savings program, without requiring submission of another application.
Go to top    

A07570 Actions:

BILL NOA07570
 
05/25/2023referred to health
01/03/2024referred to health
01/17/2024reported referred to ways and means
Go to top

A07570 Committee Votes:

HEALTH Chair:Paulin DATE:01/17/2024AYE/NAY:23/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means
PaulinAyeJensenAye
DinowitzAyeByrnesAye
GuntherAyeGandolfoAye
RosenthalAyeMikulinAye
HevesiExcusedBlumencranzAye
SteckAyeBendettAye
BraunsteinAyeGrayAye
SolagesAyeMcGowanAye
Bichotte HermelAye
SayeghAye
McDonaldAye
ReyesAye
Gonzalez-RojasExcused
RajkumarAye
ForrestAye
KellesAye
LucasAye

Go to top

A07570 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
Go to top

A07570 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A7570
 
SPONSOR: Paulin
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the application for the medicare savings program   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To allow low-income subsidy data transmitted from the social security administration to local departments of social services to be treated as an application for the Medicare savings program without requiring submission of another application.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends subparagraph 3 of paragraph (d) of subdivision 3 of section 367-a of the social services law to add new (ii) allowing low- income subsidy data transmitted from the social security administration to local departments of social services to be treated as an application for the Medicare savings program without requiring submission of another application and further states that the information provided through low-income subsidy data supports a determination of eligibility under this section. The provision requires the Commissioner of Health to report on an annual basis the status of the Medicare savings program and the number of applications received by local social services districts. Section two amends subparagraph 3 of paragraph (c)of subdivision 3 of section 367-a of the social services law adding a new (ii) with the same language as (ii) in section one of the bill to be consistent with Part AAA in the 2022-23 budget (Chapter 56 of 2022). Section 3 of the bill is the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: The Medicare Savings Program, administered by the DOH and funded with federal dollars, is aimed at helping low-income Medicare consumers reduce their monthly premium costs. New York State has expanded the program by increasing its income limit, making nearly 300,000 more New Yorkers on Medicare eligible. These residents could receive a consider- able decrease in their monthly Medicare premium payment, but many may not even know they are eligible. The average annual amount that would go back into a person's social security check as an enrollee in the Medi- care Savings Program and savings in prescription drug costs is $7,078.80 for 2023. The Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) requires an application for the federal Part D prescription drug Low Income Subsidy (LIS) program that is administered by SSA to be considered an application for the Medicare Savings Program (MSP).(Social Security Act § 1144(c)(3).) Annually, New York State Department of Health receives 24,000-30,000 MIPPA LIS files that contain Medicare beneficiary informa- tion from SSA that can be used to enroll people automatically in an MSP. New York State currently does not use LIS applications submitted through SSA to automatically enroll beneficiaries into the MSPs. Instead, New York State sends a paper Request for Additional Information (RFAI) with an MSP application to residents that have applied for LIS through SSA. Recipients are expected to fill out the application and return it with the required documentation. NYSDOH does not track outcomes from these applications or response rates. The legislation will effectively use Social Security Administration (SSA) data to automatically enroll people into the MSP and eliminate the paper application. CMS has recommended this action to increase enroll- ments and take the burden off individuals to verify assets, financial information, citizenship, and identity by requiring states to rely on existing federal electronic data that information where possible.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 13 section two of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the 14 same manner as section 4 of part AAA of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, 15 takes effec
Go to top

A07570 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7570
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 25, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Health
 
        AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the application
          for the medicare savings program
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subparagraph 3 of paragraph (d) of subdivision 3 of section
     2  367-a  of the social services law, as amended by section 27 of part B of
     3  chapter 109 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (3) (i) The commissioner of health shall develop a simplified applica-
     5  tion form, consistent with federal law, for payments  pursuant  to  this
     6  section.  The commissioner of health, in cooperation with the office for
     7  the aging, shall publicize the availability of such payments to medicare
     8  beneficiaries.
     9    (ii) Low-income subsidy data  transmitted  from  the  social  security
    10  administration  to  local  departments  of social services in accordance
    11  with section 1144(c)(3) of the federal  social  security  act  shall  be
    12  treated  as  an  application  for  the medicare savings program, without
    13  requiring submission of another application. Any information verified by
    14  the social security administration shall  be  accepted  without  further
    15  verification,  if  the  information  provided through low-income subsidy
    16  data supports a determination of  eligibility  under  this  subdivision.
    17  The commissioner of health shall report on an annual basis on the status
    18  of  the medicare savings program and the number of applications received
    19  by local social services districts under this article.
    20    § 2. Subparagraph 3 of paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section 367-a
    21  of the social services law, as amended by section 4 of part AAA of chap-
    22  ter 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
    23    (3) (i) The commissioner of health shall develop a simplified applica-
    24  tion form, consistent with federal law, for payments  pursuant  to  this
    25  section.  The commissioner of health, in cooperation with the office for
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11560-01-3

        A. 7570                             2
 
     1  the aging, shall publicize the availability of such payments to medicare
     2  beneficiaries.
     3    (ii)  Low-income  subsidy  data  transmitted  from the social security
     4  administration to local departments of  social  services  in  accordance
     5  with  section  1144(c)(3)  of  the  federal social security act shall be
     6  treated as an application for  the  medicare  savings  program,  without
     7  requiring submission of another application. Any information verified by
     8  the  social  security  administration  shall be accepted without further
     9  verification, if the information  provided  through  low-income  subsidy
    10  data  supports  a  determination  of eligibility under this subdivision.
    11  The commissioner of health shall report on an annual basis on the status
    12  of the medicare savings program and the number of applications  received
    13  by local social services districts under this article.
    14    §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
    15  section two of this act shall take effect on the same date  and  in  the
    16  same  manner as section 4 of part AAA of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022,
    17  takes effect.
Go to top

A07570 LFIN:

 NO LFIN
Go to top

A07570 Chamber Video/Transcript:

Go to top