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                Published on Apr 11, 2023 by  Yvonne Peña
              
              
                NYCHA residents can now check the status of work orders with a new Searchable Ticket Database online at https://my.nycha.info/PublicSite/WorkOrder/WorkOrderRetrieval. With the Searchable Ticket Database, residents have an additional method to check the status of work orders; however, residents can continue to call the NYCHA Customer Contact Center (CCC) at 718-707-7771 or use the MyNYCHA app (available [...]
              
            
                Introducing NYRx + Changes for Filling Prescriptions for Mainstream Medicaid Managed Care Enrollees
              
              
                Published on Mar 30, 2023 by  Michelle Berney
              
              
                NYRx is the new name for New York State’s Medicaid Pharmacy Program. Beginning April 1, 2023, pharmacy benefits will be “carved out” of the benefits package for Mainstream Medicaid Managed Care plans (MMC), Health and Recovery Plans (HARPs) and HIV-Special Needs Plans (HIV-SNPs).This means that plan members will no longer have their prescriptions covered by their [...]
              
            
                Published on Mar 30, 2023 by  Michelle Berney
              
              
                Significant changes for how retirees of NYC government and eligible dependents age 65 and older receive their health insurance benefits were approved and will take effect September 1, 2023. NYC retirees age 65+ and their eligible dependents have had choices in how they receive their retiree health insurance benefits, with the vast majority of retirees in [...]
              
            
                Published on Mar 30, 2023 by  Leslie Bailey
              
              
                In February 2023, the Legal Aid Society and co-counsel at Freshfields filed a class-action lawsuit named "Chen v. Vislack" against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The lawsuit aims to challenge the agency's regulations that govern the replacement of SNAP benefits stolen through a method known as "skimming," which is an electronic form of theft from [...]