Health
The health law practice at Empire Justice Center is focused on providing support for advocates across New York State who are helping low-income clients access health care. Empire Justice provides technical assistance and training, takes referrals of complex cases, engages in policy advocacy, and, when necessary, files class action lawsuits to tackle systemic barriers to accessing health care.
On this page, under the topics listed on the left, you will find articles on health care issues written for the Legal Services Journal and the Disability Journal, as well as legislative memos and comments on state and federal regulation. We also encourage you to visit NYHealthAccess, a relatively new website co-sponsored by Empire Justice, the Legal Aid Society of New York City, and Selfhelp, Inc. NYHealthAccess will provide you with a comprehensive listing of advocacy materials on New York’s public health insurance programs.
Empire Justice Center 2012 Legislative and Executive Agenda
The focus of our state level policy work for 2012. Read More
Hospital Care in New York
Enforceability of the Right to Meaningful Language Access
Hospitals in New York State are required to provide language assistance to consumers with limited English proficiency (LEP). LEP individuals are unable to communicate effectively in English because their primary language is not English and they have not developed fluency in the English language. This article provides an overview and analysis of the applicable federal and state law and complaint processes challenging violations of the right to meaningful language access available to LEP persons receiving services in New York hospitals. Read More
Battle over generic drugs leaves doctors, drug companies at odds
Although the nation has been moving toward greater use of generic drugs, progress has been slowed by the profit-minded pharmaceutical industry and a public that is slow to abandon old habits. Read More
Empire Justice Statement on Governor Cuomo’s State of the State Address
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MCCAP: Statewide Partners Maximize Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Federal Prescription Drug Benefits and Health Resources for New York’s Low Income Elderly and Disabled New Yorkers.
The Managed Care Consumer Assistance Program (MCCAP), a statewide program, is critical for New York in this fiscal climate. Read More
Empire Justice Testimony on Medicaid Managed Care "Carve-in" of Pharmacy Benefits
Empire Justice's testimony to the Assembly Health Committee on Medicaid managed care prescription drug carve-in implementation. Read More
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The Affordable Care Act: Impact on New York State
An overview of the Affordable Care Act's approach to reforming the health care system. Read More
Connecting Consumers to Coverage: The Role of Navigators & Consumer Assistance Programs in Implementing Health Reform in New York
New report on assisting consumers with federal health care reform. Read More
Legal Services Journal - Fall 2011
The Fall 2011 Legal Services Journal reports on a wide range of poverty law topics. This issue provides analysis addressing the connection between domestic violence and a victim's increased need, not only for physical protection, but also for privacy safeguards. Also featured in this issue are articles on immigration, language access in hospital care, Medicaid, Food Stamps, foreclosure prevention services program and look at wage theft and the impact on communities and forging a path to wage justice. Thanks to all of our authors for their contributions to this issues of the Legal Services Journal. Read More
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WEBINAR - Immigrant Access to Health Care
In this free lunch and learn webinar, Barbara Weiner of the Empire Justice Center will discuss immigrant eligibility rules for public health care programs in New York, including Medicaid, Family Health Plus, Child Health Plus and Medicare. We will also include information about access to health care for immigrants who are unable to qualify for public health insurance. Read More
WEBINAR - Medicaid with Medicare for People with HIV
In this free lunch and learn webinar, Cathy Roberts of Empire Justice Center will explore the challenges faced by persons with HIV who become eligible for Medicare, either because of age or disability. We will explain how Medicare and Medicaid coordinate with ADAP, walk through enrollment issues, and present strategies to minimize new liability for Medicare cost-sharing and/or premiums. Read More
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