Medicare beneficiaries in NY State can enroll in or change Medigap policies at any time of the year. Medigap insurers must file for any rate increase requests with the NYS Department of Financial Services, which oversees Medigap in NYS. Many companies will have rate increases effective January 2023; you can see the Medigap premiums for January [...]

Each year, from October 15 – December 7, Medicare beneficiaries can make changes to their coverage. For individuals who didn’t make a change during this period, it can be difficult to know when and under what circumstances they are allowed to make plan changes. Below are additional events that qualify someone for a Special Enrollment Period [...]

A waiver has been extended through February 28, 2023 to continue accepting applications for Cash Assistance and SNAP benefits over the phone without requiring a signature on an application. In addition, the waiver will extend domestic violence waivers, as well as other procedures and processes that require frequent contact with individuals experiencing homelessness and residing in [...]

There will be a 8.7% cost of living adjustment (COLA) to Social Security and SSI benefits for 2023. The following are the federal monthly SSI benefit amount for 2023 (there is no increase to the NYS state supplement amount):For an individual living alone: $914, plus the NYS supplement of $87, for a total of $1,001.For a [...]