BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//NYS Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare - ECPv5.9.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:NYS Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://nyscouncil.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for NYS Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261006T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261006T140000
DTSTAMP:20260925T224545
CREATED:20260925T182534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T182534Z
UID:17952-1791291600-1791295200@nyscouncil.org
SUMMARY:New York Health Foundation Webinar:  New York’s Medicaid Eligibility and Client Management System: Modernizing Benefits Enrollment for Older Adults and People with Disabilities
DESCRIPTION:New York Health Foundation Invites You to Attend a Webinar:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew York’s Medicaid Eligibility and Client Management System: Modernizing Benefits Enrollment for Older Adults and People with Disabilities\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew York State is undergoing a major transformation in how older adults\, people with disabilities\, and other low-income Medicare beneficiaries apply for and renew certain Medicaid benefits. New York State is implementing Medicaid Eligibility and Client Management (MECM)\, a new online system designed to modernize and streamline enrollment in select Medicaid programs\, including the Medicare Savings Program. Despite significant federal cuts and eligibility changes to Medicaid under H.R. 1\, New York is moving forward with this long-planned multi-year initiative\, moving toward faster eligibility determinations and automated renewals. \nJoin the New York Health Foundation (NYHealth) and the Medicare Rights Center for a timely webinar on MECM and what the transition means for New Yorkers who rely on Medicaid and Medicare Savings Program benefits. Speakers will provide an overview of MECM; its implementation to date and continued gradual phased rollout plan; next stages of implementation; and what advocates\, providers\, and community-based organizations should know to help eligible New Yorkers access and navigate the new system. The conversation will also address important consumer protections; resources available to individuals who need assistance; and how community partners can provide input and ask questions. \n Speakers: \n\nGiovanni Florez\, Director of Enrollment & Community Engagement\, Medicare Rights Center\nBeth Shyken-Rothbart\, Senior Counsel for Client Services & New York Policy\, Medicare Rights Center\n\n Moderator: Avital Havusha\, Vice President of Programs\, NYHealth \n Webinar Date and Time: \nTuesday\, October 6\, 2026 \n1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://nyscouncil.org/event/new-york-health-foundation-webinar-new-yorks-medicaid-eligibility-and-client-management-system-modernizing-benefits-enrollment-for-older-adults-and-people-with-disabilities/
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR