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On the HRA Medicaid Levels chart - Boxes 1 and 2 are NON-MAGI Income and Resource levels -- Age 65+, Blind or Disabled and other adults who need to use "spend-down" because they are over the MAGI income levels. Box 10 on page 3 are the MAGI income levels -- The Affordable Care Act changed the rules for Medicaid income eligibility for many BUT generic amoxil online for sale NOT ALL New Yorkers. People in the "MAGI" category - those NOT on Medicare -- have expanded eligibility up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Line, so may now qualify for Medicaid even if they were not eligible before, or may now be eligible for Medicaid without a "spend-down." They have NO resource limit. Box 3 on page 1 is Spousal Impoverishment levels for Managed Long Term Care &.

Nursing Homes and Box 8 has the Transfer Penalty rates for nursing home eligibility Box 4 has generic amoxil online for sale Medicaid Buy-In for Working People with Disabilities Under Age 65 (still 2017 levels til April 2018) Box 6 are Medicare Savings Program levels (will be updated in April 2018) MAGI INCOME LEVEL of 138% FPL applies to most adults who are not disabled and who do not have Medicare, AND can also apply to adults with Medicare if they have a dependent child/relative under age 18 or under 19 if in school. 42 C.F.R. § 435.4. Certain populations have an even higher income limit - 224% generic amoxil online for sale FPL for pregnant women and babies <.

Age 1, 154% FPL for children age 1 - 19. CAUTION. What is counted as income generic amoxil online for sale may not be what you think. For the NON-MAGI Disabled/Aged 65+/Blind, income will still be determined by the same rules as before, explained in this outline and these charts on income disregards.

However, for the MAGI population - which is virtually everyone under age 65 who is not on Medicare - their income will now be determined under new rules, based on federal income tax concepts - called "Modifed Adjusted Gross Income" (MAGI). There are good changes and generic amoxil online for sale bad changes. GOOD. Veteran's benefits, Workers compensation, and gifts from family or others no longer count as income.

BAD generic amoxil online for sale. There is no more "spousal" or parental refusal for this population (but there still is for the Disabled/Aged/Blind.) and some other rules. For all of the rules see. ALSO SEE 2018 Manual on Lump Sums and Impact on Public Benefits - generic amoxil online for sale with resource rules The income limits increase with the "household size." In other words, the income limit for a family of 5 may be higher than the income limit for a single person.

HOWEVER, Medicaid rules about how to calculate the household size are not intuitive or even logical. There are different rules depending on the "category" of the person seeking Medicaid. Here are the 2 basic categories and the rules for calculating their household size. People who are Disabled, Aged 65+ or Blind - "DAB" or "SSI-Related" Category -- NON-MAGI - See this chart for their generic amoxil online for sale household size.

These same rules apply to the Medicare Savings Program, with some exceptions explained in this article. Everyone else -- MAGI - All children and adults under age 65, including people with disabilities who are not yet on Medicare -- this is the new "MAGI" population. Their household size will be determined using generic amoxil online for sale federal income tax rules, which are very complicated. New rule is explained in State's directive 13 ADM-03 - Medicaid Eligibility Changes under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 (PDF) pp.

8-10 of the PDF, This PowerPoint by NYLAG on MAGI Budgeting attempts to explain the new MAGI budgeting, including how to determine the Household Size. See generic amoxil online for sale slides 28-49. Also seeLegal Aid Society and Empire Justice Center materials OLD RULE used until end of 2013 -- Count the person(s) applying for Medicaid who live together, plus any of their legally responsible relatives who do not receive SNA, ADC, or SSI and reside with an applicant/recipient. Spouses or legally responsible for one another, and parents are legally responsible for their children under age 21 (though if the child is disabled, use the rule in the 1st "DAB" category.

Under this rule, a child may be excluded from the household if that child's income causes other family members to lose Medicaid eligibility. See 18 NYCRR 360-4.2, MRG p. 573, NYS GIS 2000 MA-007 CAUTION. Different people in the same household may be in different "categories" and hence have different household sizes AND Medicaid income and resource limits.

If a man is age 67 and has Medicare and his wife is age 62 and not disabled or blind, the husband's household size for Medicaid is determined under Category 1/ Non-MAGI above and his wife's is under Category 2/MAGI. The following programs were available prior to 2014, but are now discontinued because they are folded into MAGI Medicaid. Prenatal Care Assistance Program (PCAP) was Medicaid for pregnant women and children under age 19, with higher income limits for pregnant woman and infants under one year (200% FPL for pregnant women receiving perinatal coverage only not full Medicaid) than for children ages 1-18 (133% FPL). Medicaid for adults between ages 21-65 who are not disabled and without children under 21 in the household.

It was sometimes known as "S/CC" category for Singles and Childless Couples. This category had lower income limits than DAB/ADC-related, but had no asset limits. It did not allow "spend down" of excess income. This category has now been subsumed under the new MAGI adult group whose limit is now raised to 138% FPL.

Family Health Plus - this was an expansion of Medicaid to families with income up to 150% FPL and for childless adults up to 100% FPL. This has now been folded into the new MAGI adult group whose limit is 138% FPL. For applicants between 138%-150% FPL, they will be eligible for a new program where Medicaid will subsidize their purchase of Qualified Health Plans on the Exchange. PAST INCOME &.

RESOURCE LEVELS -- Past Medicaid income and resource levels in NYS are shown on these oldNYC HRA charts for 2001 through 2019, in chronological order. These include Medicaid levels for MAGI and non-MAGI populations, Child Health Plus, MBI-WPD, Medicare Savings Programs and other public health programs in NYS. This article was authored by the Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program of New York Legal Assistance Group..

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IntroductionThere has been considerable interest in elucidating the contribution of genetic factors to the development of common diseases and generic amoxil prices using this information for better prediction of disease risk. The common generic amoxil prices disease common variant hypothesis predicts that variants that are common in the population play a role in disease susceptibility.1 Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays were developed as a mechanism by which to investigate these genetic factors and it was hoped this would lead to identification of variants associated with disease risk and subsequent development of predictive tests. Variants identified as associated with particular traits by these studies, for the large part, are SNPs that individually have a minor effect on disease risk and hence, by themselves, cannot be reliably used in disease prediction. Looking at the aggregate impact of these SNPs in the form of a polygenic score (PGS) appeared to be one possible means of using this information to predict disease.2 It is thought this will be of benefit as our genetic make-up is largely stable from birth and dictates a ‘baseline risk’ on which external influences act and modulate generic amoxil prices. Therefore, PGS are a potential mechanism to act as a risk predictor by capturing information on this genetic liability.The use of PGS as a predictive biomarker is being explored in a number of different disease areas, including cancer,3 4 psychiatric disorders,5–7 metabolic disorders (diabetes,8 obesity9) and coronary artery disease (CAD).10 The proposed applications range from aiding disease diagnosis, informing selection of therapeutic interventions, improvement of risk prediction, informing disease screening and, on a personal level, informing life planning.

Therefore, genetic risk information in the form of a PGS is considered to have potential in informing both clinical and individual-level decision-making.Recent advances in statistical techniques, improved computational power and the availability of large data sets generic amoxil prices have led to rapid developments in this area over the past few years. This has resulted in a variety of approaches to construction of models for score calculation and the investigation of these scores for prediction of common diseases.11 Several review articles aimed at researchers with a working knowledge of this field have been produced.6 11–17 In this article, we provide an overview of the key aspects of PGS construction to assist clinicians and researchers in other areas of academia to gain an understanding of the processes involved in score construction. We also consider the implications of evolving methodologies for the development of applications of PGS in healthcare.Evolution in polygenic model construction methodologiesTerminology with respect to PGS has evolved generic amoxil prices over time, reflecting evolving approaches and methodology. Other terms include PGS, polygenic risk score, polygenic load, genotype score, genetic burden, polygenic hazard score, genetic risk score (GRS), metaGRS and allelic risk score. Throughout this article we use the terms polygenic models to refer to the method used to calculate an generic amoxil prices output in the form of a PGS.

Different polygenic models can be used to calculate a PGS and analysis of these scores can be used to examine associations with particular markers or to predict an individuals risk of diseases.12Usual practice in calculating PGS is as a weighted sum of a number of risk alleles carried by an individual, where the risk alleles and their weights are defined by SNPs and their measured effects (figure 1).11 Polygenic models have been constructed using a few, hundreds or thousands of SNPs, and more recently SNPs across the whole genome. Consequently, determining which SNPs to include and the disease-associated weighting to assign to generic amoxil prices SNPs are important aspects of model construction (figure 2).18 These aspects are influenced by available genotype data and effect size estimates as well as the methodology employed in turning this information into model parameters (ie, weighted SNPs).Polygenic score calculation. This calculation aggregates the SNPs and their weights selected for a polygenic score. Common diseases are thought to be influenced by many genetic variants with small individual effect generic amoxil prices sizes, such that meaningful risk prediction necessitates examining the aggregated impact of these multiple variants including their weightings. PGS, polygenic score." data-icon-position data-hide-link-title="0">Figure 1 Polygenic score calculation.

This calculation aggregates generic amoxil prices the SNPs and their weights selected for a polygenic score. Common diseases are thought to be influenced by many genetic variants with small individual effect sizes, such that meaningful risk prediction necessitates examining the aggregated impact of these generic amoxil prices multiple variants including their weightings. PGS, polygenic score.Construction of a polygenic score. In the process of developing a polygenic score, numerous models are tested and generic amoxil prices then compared. The model that performs best (as determined by one or more measures) is then selected for validation in the external data set.

GWAS, genome-wide association studies." data-icon-position data-hide-link-title="0">Figure generic amoxil prices 2 Construction of a polygenic score. In the process of developing a polygenic score, numerous models are tested and then compared. The model that performs best (as determined by one or generic amoxil prices more measures) is then selected for validation in the external data set. GWAS, genome-wide association studies.Changes in data availability over time have had an impact on the approach taken in SNP selection and weighting. Early studies to identify variants associated with common diseases took the form of candidate gene generic amoxil prices studies.

The small size of candidate gene studies, the limitation of technologies available for genotyping and stringent significance thresholds meant that these studies investigated fewer variants and those that were identified with disease associations had relatively large effect sizes.19 Taken together, this meant that a relatively small number of variants were available for consideration for inclusion in a polygenic model.20 21 Furthermore, weighting parameters for these few variants were often simplistic, such as counts of the number of risk alleles carried, ignoring their individual effect sizes.16The advent of GWAS enabled assessment of SNPs across the genome, leading to the identification of a larger number of disease-associated variants and therefore more variants suitable for inclusion in a polygenic model. In addition, the increasing number of individuals in the association studies meant that the power of these studies increased, allowing for more precise estimates of effect sizes.19 Furthermore, some theorised that lowering stringent significance thresholds set for SNP–trait associations could also identify SNPs that might play a part in generic amoxil prices disease risk.11 16 This resulted in more options with respect to polygenic model parameters of SNPs to include and weights to assign to them. However, the inclusion of more SNPs and direct application of GWAS effect sizes as a weighting parameter does not always equate to better predictive performance.4 16 This is because GWAS do not provide perfect information with respect to the causal SNP, the effect sizes or the number of SNPs that contribute to the trait. Therefore, different methods generic amoxil prices have been developed to address these issues and optimise predictive performance of the score. Current common practice is to construct models with different iterations of SNPs and weighting, with assessment of the performance of each to identify the optimum configuration of SNPs and their weights (figure 2).Methods used in SNP selection and weighting assignmentSome methods of model development will initially involve selection of SNPs followed by optimisation of weighting, whereas others may involve optimisation of weightings for all SNPs that have been genotyped using their overall GWAS effect sizes, the linkage disequilibrium (LD) and an estimate of the proportion of SNPs that are expected to contribute to the risk.22LD is the phenomenon where some SNPs are coinherited more frequently with other SNPs due to their close proximity on the genome.

Segments with strong LD generic amoxil prices between SNPs are referred to as haplotype blocks. This phenomenon means that GWAS often identify multiple SNPs in the same haplotype block associated with disease and the true causal SNP is not known. As models generic amoxil prices have started to assess more SNPs, careful consideration is required to take into account possible correlation between SNPs as a result of this phenomenon. Correlation between SNPs can lead to double counting of SNPs and association redundancy, where multiple SNPs in a region of LD generic amoxil prices are identified as being associated with the outcome. This can lead to reduction in the predictive performance of the model.

Therefore, processes for filtering SNPs and using one SNP (tag SNP) to act as a marker in an area of high LD, through LD thinning, were generic amoxil prices developed. Through these processes SNPs correlated with other SNPs in a block are removed, by either pruning or clumping. Pruning ignores generic amoxil prices p value thresholds and ‘eliminates’ SNPs by a process of iterative comparison between a pair of SNPs to assess if they are correlated, and subsequently could remove SNPs that are deemed to have evidence of association. Clumping (also known as informed pruning) is guided by GWAS p values and chooses the most significant SNP, therefore keeping the most significant SNP within a block.23 This is all done with the aim of pinpointing relatively small areas of the genome that contribute to risk of the trait. Different significance thresholds may be used to select SNPs from this subgroup for inclusion generic amoxil prices in models.Poor performance of a model can result from imperfect tagging with the underlying causal SNP.16 This is because the causal SNP that is associated with disease might not be in LD with the tag SNP that is in the model but is in LD with another SNP which is not in the model.

This particularly occurs where the LD and variant frequency differs between population groups.24 An alternate approach to filter SNPs is stepwise regression where SNPs are selected based on how much the SNPs improve the model’s performance. This is a statistical approach and does not consider the impact of LD or effect size.As described above, early studies used simple weighting approaches or directly applied effect sizes from GWAS as weighting parameters generic amoxil prices for SNPs. However, application of effect sizes as a weighting parameter directly from a GWAS may not be optimal, due to differences in the population that the GWAS was conducted in and the target population. Also as described above, LD and the fact that not all SNPs may contribute generic amoxil prices to the trait mean that these effect sizes from GWAS are imperfect estimates. Therefore, methods have been developed that adjust effect size estimates from GWAS using statistical techniques which make assumptions about factors such as the number of causal SNPs, level of LD between SNPs or knowledge of their potential function to better reflect their impact on a trait.

Numerous statistical methodologies have been developed to improve weighting with a view to enhancing the generic amoxil prices discriminative power of a PGS.25 26 Examples of some methodological approaches are LDpred,22 winner’s curse correction,23 empirical Bayes estimation,27 shrinkage regression (Lasso),28 linear mixed models,29 with more being developed or tested. An additional improvement on the methods is to embed non-genetic information (eg, age-specific ORs).6 Determination of which methodology or hybrid of methodologies is most appropriate for various settings and conditions is continuously being explored and is evolving with new statistical approaches developing at a rapid pace.In summary, model development has evolved in an attempt to gain the most from available GWAS data and address some of the issues that arise due to working with data sets which cannot be directly translated into parameters for prediction models. The different approaches taken in generic amoxil prices SNP selection and weighting, and the impact on the predictive performance of a model are important to consider when assessing different models. This is because different approaches to PGS modelling can achieve the same or a similar level of prediction. From a health system implementation perspective, particular approaches may be generic amoxil prices preferred following practical considerations and trade-offs between obtaining genotype data, processes for score construction and model performance.

In addition, the degree to which these parameters need to be optimised will also be impacted by the input data and validation data set, and the quality control procedures that need to be applied to these data sets.12Sources of input data for score constructionKey to the development of a polygenic generic amoxil prices model is the availability of data sets that can provide input parameters for model construction. Genotype data used in model construction can either be available as raw GWAS data or provided as GWAS summary statistics. Data in the raw format are individual-level data from a SNP array and may not have undergone basic quality generic amoxil prices control such as assessment of missingness, sex discrepancy checks, deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, heterozygosity rate, relatedness or assessment for outliers.30 31 Availability of raw GWAS data allows for different polygenic models to be developed because of the richness of the data, however computational issues arise because of the size of the data sets. Data based on genome sequencing, as opposed to SNP arrays, could also be used in model construction. There have been limited studies of PGS developed from this form of data due to limitations in data availability, which is mainly due to cost restraints.15 32 Individual-level genomic data are also often not available to researchers due to privacy concerns.Due to these issues, the focus of polygenic model development has therefore been on using well-powered GWAS summary statistics.33 These are available from open access repositories and contain summary information such as the allele positions, ORs, CIs and allele generic amoxil prices frequency, without containing confidential information on individuals.

These data sets have usually been through the basic quality control measures mentioned above. There are, however, no standards for publicly available files, generic amoxil prices meaning some further processing steps may be required, in particular when various data sets are combined for a meta-analysis. Quality control on summary statistics is only possible if information such as missing genotype rate, minor allele frequency, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium failures and non-Mendelian transmission rates is provided.12Processing of GWAS data may include additional quality control steps, imputation and filtering of the SNP information, which can be done at the level of genotype or summary statistics data. SNP arrays used in GWAS only have common SNPs generic amoxil prices represented on them as they rely on LD between SNPs to cover the entire genome. As described above, one tag SNP on the array can represent many other SNPs.

Imputation of SNPs is common in GWAS and generic amoxil prices describes the process of predicting genotypes that have not been directly genotyped but are statistically inferred (imputed) based on haplotype blocks from a reference sequence.33–35 Often association tests between the imputed SNPs and trait are repeated. As genotype imputation requires individual-level data, researchers have proposed summary statistics imputation as a mechanism to infer the association between untyped SNPs and a trait. The performance of imputation has been evaluated and shown that, with certain limitations, summary statistics generic amoxil prices imputation is an efficient and cost-effective methodology to identify loci associated with traits when compared with imputation done on genotypes.36An alternative source of input data for the selection of SNPs and their weightings is through literature or in existing databases, where already known trait-associated SNPs and their effect sizes are used as the input parameters in model development. A number of studies have taken this approach37 38 and it is possible to use multiple sources when developing various polygenic models and establishing the preferred parameters to use.Currently, there does not appear to be one methodology that works across all contexts and traits, each trait will need to be assessed to determine which method is the most suitable for the trait being evaluated. For example, four different polygenic model construction strategies were explored for three skin cancer subtypes4 by generic amoxil prices using data on SNPs and their effect sizes from different sources, such as the latest GWAS meta-analysis results, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) EBI GWAS catalogue, UK Biobank GWAS summary statistics with different thresholds and GWAS summary statistics with LDpred.

In this setting for basal cell carcinoma and melanoma, the meta-analysis and catalogue-derived models were found to perform similarly but that the latter was ultimately used as it included more SNPs. For squamous cell carcinoma the meta-analysis-derived model performed better than the generic amoxil prices catalogue-derived model. This demonstrates how each disease generic amoxil prices subtype, model construction strategy and data set can have their own limitations and advantages.Knowledge of the sources of input data and its subsequent use in model development is important in understanding the limitations of available models. Models that are developed using data sets that reflect the population in which prediction is to be carried out will perform better. For example, data collected from a symptomatic or high-risk population may generic amoxil prices not be suitable as an input data set for the development of a polygenic model that will be used for disease prediction in the general population.

Large GWAS studies were previously focused on high-risk individuals, such as patients with breast cancer with a strong family history or known pathogenic variants in BRCA1 or BRCA2. These studies generic amoxil prices would not be suitable for the development of PGS for use in the general population but can inform risk assessment in high-risk individuals. The source of the data for SNP selection and weighting also has implications for downstream uses and validation. For example, variant frequency and LD patterns can vary between populations and this can translate to poor performance of the polygenic model if the external validation population is different from that of generic amoxil prices the input data set.39–41 Furthermore, the power and validity of polygenic analyses are influenced by the input data sources.12 42From a model to a scorePGS can be calculated using one of the methodologies discussed above. The resulting PGS units of measurement depend on which measurement is used for the weighting.12 For example, the weightings may have been calculated based on logOR for discrete traits or linear regression coefficient (β/beta) in continuous traits from univariate regression tests carried out in the GWAS.

The resulting scores are then usually transformed to a standard normal distribution to give generic amoxil prices scores ranging from −1 to 1, or 0 to 100 for ease of interpretation. This enables further examination of the association between the score and a trait and the predictive ability of different scores generated by different models. Similar to generic amoxil prices other biomarker analyses, this involves using the PGS as a predictor of a trait with other covariates (eg, age, smoking, and so on) added, if appropriate, in a target sample. Examination of differences in the distribution of scores in cases and controls, or by examining differences in traits between different strata of PGS can enable assessment of predictive ability (figure 3). Common practice is for individual-level PGS values to be used to stratify populations into distinct groups of risk based on percentile cut-off or threshold values (eg, the top 1%).Example generic amoxil prices distribution of polygenic scores across a population.

Thresholds can be set to stratify risk as low (some), average (most) and high (some)." data-icon-position data-hide-link-title="0">Figure 3 Example distribution of polygenic scores across a population. Thresholds can be set to stratify risk as low (some), average (most) and high (some).Model validationPolygenic model development is reliant on further data sets for generic amoxil prices model testing and validation and the composition of these data sets is important in ensuring that the models are appropriate for a particular purpose. The development of a model to calculate a PGS involves refinement of the previously discussed generic amoxil prices input parameters, and selection of the ‘best’ of several models based on performance (figure 2). Therefore, a testing/training data set is often required to assess the model’s ability to accurately predict the trait of interest. This is generic amoxil prices often a data set that is independent of the base/input/discovery data set.

It may comprise a subset of the discovery data set that is only used for testing and was not included in the initial development of the model but should ideally be a separate independent data set.Genotype and phenotype data are needed in these data sets. Polygenic models are used to calculate PGS for individuals in generic amoxil prices the training data set and regression analysis is performed with the PGS as a predictor of a trait. Other covariates may also be included, if appropriate. This testing phase can be considered a process for identifying models with better generic amoxil prices overall performance and/or informing refinements needed. Hence, this phase often involves comparison of different models that are developed using the same input data set to identify those models that have optimal performance.The primary purpose is to determine which model best discriminates between cases and controls.

The area under the curve generic amoxil prices (AUC) or the C-statistic is the most commonly used measure in assessing discriminative ability. It has been criticised as being an insensitive measure that is not able to fully capture all aspects of predictive ability. For instance, in some instances, AUC can remain unchanged between models but the individuals within are categorised into a different risk group.43 Alternative metrics that have been used to evaluate model performance include increase in risk difference, integrated discrimination improvement, R2 (estimate generic amoxil prices of variance explained by the PGS after covariate adjustment), net classification index and the relative risk (highest percentile vs lowest percentile). A clear understanding on how to interpret the performance within various settings is important in determining which model is most suitable.44As per normal practice when developing any prediction model, polygenic models with the optimal performance in a testing/training data set should be further validated in external data sets. External data sets are critical in validation of models and assessment of generalisability, hence must also conform to the desired situations in which a model is to be used generic amoxil prices.

The goal is to find a model with suitable parameters of predictive performance in data sets outside of those in which it was developed. Ideally, external validation requires replication in generic amoxil prices independent data sets. Few existing polygenic models have been validated to this extent, the focus being rather on the development of new models rather than evaluation of existing ones. One example where replication has been carried out is in the field of CAD, where the GPSCAD45 and metaGRSCAD10 generic amoxil prices polygenic models (both developed using UK Biobank data) were evaluated in a Finnish population cohort.46 Predictive ability was found to be lower in the Finnish population. This is likely to be due to generic amoxil prices the differences in genetic structure of this population and the population of the data set used for polygenic model development.

Research is ongoing to evaluate polygenic models in other populations and strategies are being developed to ensure the same performance when used more widely, possibly through reweighting and adjustment of the scores.47Moving towards clinical applicationsPGS are thought to be useful information that could improve risk estimation and provide an avenue for disease prevention and deciding treatment strategies. There are indications from a number generic amoxil prices of fields that genetic information in the form of PGS can act as independent biomarkers and aid stratification.11 16 48 However, the clinical benefits of stratification using a PGS and the implications for clinical practice are only just beginning to be examined. The use of PGS as part of existing risk prediction tools or as a stand-alone predictor has been suggested. This latter option may be true for diseases where knowledge or predictive ability with other risk factors is limited, such as in prostate cancer.49 In either case, polygenic models need to be individually examined to determine suitability and applicability for the specific clinical question.50 Despite some commercial companies generic amoxil prices developing PGS,51 52 currently PGS are not an established part of clinical practice.Integration into clinical practice requires evaluation of a PGS-based test. An important concept to consider in this regard is the distinction between an assay and a test.

This has been previously discussed with generic amoxil prices respect to genetic test evaluation.53 54 It is worth examining this concept as applied to PGS, as their evaluation is reliant on a clear understanding of the test to be offered. As outlined by Zimmern and Kroese,54 the method used to analyse a substance in a sample is considered the assay, whereas a test is the use of an assay within a specific context. With respect to PGS, the process of developing a model to derive a score can be considered the assay, while the use of this model for a particular disease, population and generic amoxil prices purpose can be considered the test. This distinction is important when assessing if studies are reporting on assay performance as opposed to test performance. It is our view that, generic amoxil prices with respect to polygenic models, progress has been made with respect to assay development, but PGS-based tests are yet to be developed and evaluated.

This can enable a clearer understanding of their potential clinical utility and issues that may arise for clinical implementation.11 18 55 It is clear that this is still an evolving field, and going forward different models may be required for different traits due to their underlying genetic architecture,26 different clinical contexts and needs.Clinical contexts where risk stratification is already established practice are most likely where implementation of PGS will occur first. Risk prediction models based on non-genetic factors have been developed for many conditions and are used in clinical care, for example, in cardiovascular disease over 100 such models exist.56 In such contexts, how a PGS and its ability to predict risk compared with, generic amoxil prices or improves on, these existing models is being investigated.3 44 57–61 The extent to which PGS improves prediction, as well as the cost implications of including this, is likely to impact on implementation.Integration of PGS into clinical practice, for any application, requires robust and validated mechanisms to generate these scores. Therefore, given the numerous models available, an assessment of their suitability as part of a test is required. Parameters or guidelines with respect to aspects of model performance and metrics that could assist in selecting the model to take forward as a PGS-based test are limited generic amoxil prices and need to be addressed. Currently, there are different mechanisms to generate PGS and have arisen in response to the challenges in aggregating large-scale genomic data for prediction.

For example, a review reported 29 PGS models for breast cancer from 22 publications.62 Due to there being a number of different methodologies to generate a score, numerous models may generic amoxil prices exist for the same condition and each of the resulting models could perform differently. Models may perform differently because the population, measured outcome or context of the development data sets used to generate the models is diverse, for example, a score for risk of breast cancer versus a breast cancer subtype.44 63 This diversity, alongside the lack of established best practice and standardised reporting in publications, generic amoxil prices makes comparison and evaluation of polygenic models for use in clinical settings challenging. It is clear that moving the field forward is reliant on transparent reporting and evaluation. Recommendations for generic amoxil prices best practices on the reporting of polygenic models in literature have been proposed14 64 as well as a database,65 66 which could allow for such comparisons. Statements and guidelines for risk prediction model development, such as the Genetic Risk Prediction Studies and Transparent Reporting of a Multivariable Prediction Model for Individual Prognosis or Diagnosis (TRIPOD), already exist, but are not consistently used.

TRIPOD explicitly covers the development and validation of prediction models for both diagnosis and prognosis, for all medical domains.One clear issue is generalisability and drop in performance of polygenic models once they are applied in a population group different from the one in which they were developed.22 46 67–70 This is an ongoing challenge in genomics as most GWAS, from which most PGS are being developed, have been conducted in European-Caucasian populations.71 Efforts to improve representation are underway72 and there are attempts to reweight/adjust scores when applied to different population groups which are showing some potential but need further research.47 Others have demonstrated that models developed in more diverse population groups have improved performance when applied to external data sets in different populations.24 73 It is important to consider this issue when moving towards clinical applications as it may pose an ethical challenge if the PGS is not generalisable.A greater understanding of different complex traits and the impact of pleiotropy is only beginning to be investigated.74 There is growing appreciation of the role of pleiotropy as multiple variants have been identified to be associated with multiple traits and exert diverse effects, providing insight into overlapping mechanisms.75 76 This, together with the impact of population stratification, genetic relatedness, ascertainment and other sources of heterogeneity leading to spurious signals and reduced power in genetic association studies, all impacting on the predictive ability of PGS in different generic amoxil prices populations and for different diseases.While many publications report on model development and evaluation, often there is a lack of clarity on intended purpose,50 77 leading to uncertainties as to the clinical pathways in which implementation is envisaged. A clear description of intended use within clinical pathways is a central component in evaluating the use of an application with any form of PGS and in considering practical implications, such as mechanisms of obtaining the score, incorporation into health records, interpretation of scores, relevant cut-offs for intervention initiation, mechanisms for feedback of results and costs, among other issues. These parameters generic amoxil prices will also be impacted by the polygenic model that is taken forward for implementation. Meaning that there are still some important questions that need to be addressed to determine how and where PGS could work within current healthcare systems, particularly at a population level.78It is widely accepted that genotyping using arrays is a lower cost endeavour in comparison to genome sequencing, making the incorporation of PGS into routine healthcare an attractive proposition. However, we were unable to find any studies reporting on the use or associated costs of such technology generic amoxil prices for population screening.

Studies are beginning to examine use case scenarios and model cost-effectiveness, but this has only been in very few, specific investigations.79 80 Costs will also be influenced by the testing technology and by the downstream consequences of testing, which is likely to differ depending on specific applications that are developed and the pathways in which such tests are incorporated. This is particularly the case in screening or primary care settings, where such testing is currently not an established part of care pathways and may require additional resources, not least as a result of the volume of testing that could be expected generic amoxil prices. Moving forward, the clinical role of PGS needs to be developed further, including defining the clinical applications as well as supporting evidence, for example, on the effect of clinical outcomes, the feasibility for use in routine practice and cost-effectiveness.ConclusionThere is a large amount of diversity in the PGS field with respect to model development approaches, and this continues to evolve. There is rapid progress which is being driven by generic amoxil prices the availability of larger data sets, primarily from GWAS and concomitant developments in statistical methodologies. As understanding and knowledge develops, the usefulness and appropriateness of polygenic models for different diseases and contexts are being explored.

Nevertheless, this is still an emerging field, with a variable evidence base demonstrating some generic amoxil prices potential. The validity of PGS needs to be clearly demonstrated, and their applications evaluated prior to clinical implementation..

IntroductionThere has been considerable interest in elucidating the contribution of genetic factors to the generic amoxil online for sale development of common diseases and http://www.maxmosscrop.com/exhibitions/platform-x/ using this information for better prediction of disease risk. The common disease common variant hypothesis predicts that variants that are common in the population play generic amoxil online for sale a role in disease susceptibility.1 Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays were developed as a mechanism by which to investigate these genetic factors and it was hoped this would lead to identification of variants associated with disease risk and subsequent development of predictive tests. Variants identified as associated with particular traits by these studies, for the large part, are SNPs that individually have a minor effect on disease risk and hence, by themselves, cannot be reliably used in disease prediction. Looking at the aggregate impact of these SNPs in the form of a polygenic score (PGS) appeared to be one possible means of using this information to predict disease.2 It is thought this will be of benefit as our genetic make-up is largely stable from birth and dictates a ‘baseline risk’ on which external influences act generic amoxil online for sale and modulate. Therefore, PGS are a potential mechanism to act as a risk predictor by capturing information on this genetic liability.The use of PGS as a predictive biomarker is being explored in a number of different disease areas, including cancer,3 4 psychiatric disorders,5–7 metabolic disorders (diabetes,8 obesity9) and coronary artery disease (CAD).10 The proposed applications range from aiding disease diagnosis, informing selection of therapeutic interventions, improvement of risk prediction, informing disease screening and, on a personal level, informing life planning.

Therefore, genetic risk information in the form of a PGS is considered to have potential in informing both clinical and individual-level decision-making.Recent advances in statistical techniques, improved computational power and the availability of large data sets generic amoxil online for sale have led to rapid developments in this area over the past few years. This has resulted in a variety of approaches to construction of models for score calculation and the investigation of these scores for prediction of common diseases.11 Several review articles aimed at researchers with a working knowledge of this field have been produced.6 11–17 In this article, we provide an overview of the key aspects of PGS construction to assist clinicians and researchers in other areas of academia to gain an understanding of the processes involved in score construction. We also consider the implications of evolving generic amoxil online for sale methodologies for the development of applications of PGS in healthcare.Evolution in polygenic model construction methodologiesTerminology with respect to PGS has evolved over time, reflecting evolving approaches and methodology. Other terms include PGS, polygenic risk score, polygenic load, genotype score, genetic burden, polygenic hazard score, genetic risk score (GRS), metaGRS and allelic risk score. Throughout this generic amoxil online for sale article we use the terms polygenic models to refer to the method used to calculate an output in the form of a PGS.

Different polygenic models can be used to calculate a PGS and analysis of these scores can be used to examine associations with particular markers or to predict an individuals risk of diseases.12Usual practice in calculating PGS is as a weighted sum of a number of risk alleles carried by an individual, where the risk alleles and their weights are defined by SNPs and their measured effects (figure 1).11 Polygenic models have been constructed using a few, hundreds or thousands of SNPs, and more recently SNPs across the whole genome. Consequently, determining which SNPs to generic amoxil online for sale include and the disease-associated weighting to assign to SNPs are important aspects of model construction (figure 2).18 These aspects are influenced by available genotype data and effect size estimates as well as the methodology employed in turning this information into model parameters (ie, weighted SNPs).Polygenic score calculation. This calculation aggregates the SNPs and their weights selected for a polygenic score. Common diseases are thought to be influenced by many genetic variants with small individual effect sizes, such that meaningful risk prediction necessitates examining the generic amoxil online for sale aggregated impact of these multiple variants including their weightings. PGS, polygenic score." data-icon-position data-hide-link-title="0">Figure 1 Polygenic score calculation.

This calculation aggregates the SNPs and their weights selected for a polygenic score generic amoxil online for sale. Common diseases are thought to be generic amoxil online for sale influenced by many genetic variants with small individual effect sizes, such that meaningful risk prediction necessitates examining the aggregated impact of these multiple variants including their weightings. PGS, polygenic score.Construction of a polygenic score. In the process of developing a polygenic score, numerous models are tested and generic amoxil online for sale then compared. The model that performs best (as determined by one or more measures) is then selected for validation in the external data set.

GWAS, genome-wide association studies." data-icon-position data-hide-link-title="0">Figure 2 Construction of a polygenic score generic amoxil online for sale. In the process of developing a polygenic score, numerous models are tested and then compared. The model that performs best (as determined by one or more measures) is then selected for validation in the generic amoxil online for sale external data set. GWAS, genome-wide association studies.Changes in data availability over time have had an impact on the approach taken in SNP selection and weighting. Early studies to identify variants associated with common diseases took the form of candidate generic amoxil online for sale gene studies.

The small size of candidate gene studies, the limitation of technologies available for genotyping and stringent significance thresholds meant that these studies investigated fewer variants and those that were identified with disease associations had relatively large effect sizes.19 Taken together, this meant that a relatively small number of variants were available for consideration for inclusion in a polygenic model.20 21 Furthermore, weighting parameters for these few variants were often simplistic, such as counts of the number of risk alleles carried, ignoring their individual effect sizes.16The advent of GWAS enabled assessment of SNPs across the genome, leading to the identification of a larger number of disease-associated variants and therefore more variants suitable for inclusion in a polygenic model. In addition, the increasing number of individuals in the association studies meant that the power of these studies increased, allowing for more precise estimates of effect sizes.19 Furthermore, some theorised that lowering stringent significance thresholds set for SNP–trait associations could also identify SNPs that might play a part in disease risk.11 16 This resulted in more options with respect to polygenic model generic amoxil online for sale parameters of SNPs to include and weights to assign to them. However, the inclusion of more SNPs and direct application of GWAS effect sizes as a weighting parameter does not always equate to better predictive performance.4 16 This is because GWAS do not provide perfect information with respect to the causal SNP, the effect sizes or the number of SNPs that contribute to the trait. Therefore, different methods have been generic amoxil online for sale developed to address these issues and optimise predictive performance of the score. Current common practice is to construct models with different iterations of SNPs and weighting, with assessment of the performance of each to identify the optimum configuration of SNPs and their weights (figure 2).Methods used in SNP selection and weighting assignmentSome methods of model development will initially involve selection of SNPs followed by optimisation of weighting, whereas others may involve optimisation of weightings for all SNPs that have been genotyped using their overall GWAS effect sizes, the linkage disequilibrium (LD) and an estimate of the proportion of SNPs that are expected to contribute to the risk.22LD is the phenomenon where some SNPs are coinherited more frequently with other SNPs due to their close proximity on the genome.

Segments with strong LD between SNPs are referred to generic amoxil online for sale as haplotype blocks. This phenomenon means that GWAS often identify multiple SNPs in the same haplotype block associated with disease and the true causal SNP is not known. As models have started to assess more SNPs, careful consideration is generic amoxil online for sale required to take into account possible correlation between SNPs as a result of this phenomenon. Correlation between SNPs can lead to double counting of SNPs and association redundancy, where multiple SNPs in a region of generic amoxil online for sale LD are identified as being associated with the outcome. This can lead to reduction in the predictive performance of the model.

Therefore, processes for filtering generic amoxil online for sale SNPs and using one SNP (tag SNP) to act as a marker in an area of high LD, through LD thinning, were developed. Through these processes SNPs correlated with other SNPs in a block are removed, by either pruning or clumping. Pruning ignores p value thresholds and ‘eliminates’ SNPs by a process of iterative comparison between a pair of SNPs to assess if they are correlated, generic amoxil online for sale and subsequently could remove SNPs that are deemed to have evidence of association. Clumping (also known as informed pruning) is guided by GWAS p values and chooses the most significant SNP, therefore keeping the most significant SNP within a block.23 This is all done with the aim of pinpointing relatively small areas of the genome that contribute to risk of the trait. Different significance thresholds may be used to select SNPs from this subgroup for inclusion in models.Poor performance of a model can result from imperfect tagging with the underlying causal SNP.16 This is because generic amoxil online for sale the causal SNP that is associated with disease might not be in LD with the tag SNP that is in the model but is in LD with another SNP which is not in the model.

This particularly occurs where the LD and variant frequency differs between population groups.24 An alternate approach to filter SNPs is stepwise regression where SNPs are selected based on how much the SNPs improve the model’s performance. This is a statistical approach and does not consider the impact of LD or effect generic amoxil online for sale size.As described above, early studies used simple weighting approaches or directly applied effect sizes from GWAS as weighting parameters for SNPs. However, application of effect sizes as a weighting parameter directly from a GWAS may not be optimal, due to differences in the population that the GWAS was conducted in and the target population. Also as described above, LD and the fact that not all SNPs may contribute to the generic amoxil online for sale trait mean that these effect sizes from GWAS are imperfect estimates. Therefore, methods have been developed that adjust effect size estimates from GWAS using statistical techniques which make assumptions about factors such as the number of causal SNPs, level of LD between SNPs or knowledge of their potential function to better reflect their impact on a trait.

Numerous statistical methodologies have been developed to improve weighting with a view to enhancing the discriminative power of a PGS.25 26 Examples of some methodological approaches are LDpred,22 winner’s curse correction,23 empirical Bayes estimation,27 shrinkage regression (Lasso),28 linear mixed models,29 with generic amoxil online for sale more being developed or tested. An additional improvement on the methods is to embed non-genetic information (eg, age-specific ORs).6 Determination of which methodology or hybrid of methodologies is most appropriate for various settings and conditions is continuously being explored and is evolving with new statistical approaches developing at a rapid pace.In summary, model development has evolved in an attempt to gain the most from available GWAS data and address some of the issues that arise due to working with data sets which cannot be directly translated into parameters for prediction models. The different approaches taken in SNP selection and weighting, and the impact generic amoxil online for sale on the predictive performance of a model are important to consider when assessing different models. This is because different approaches to PGS modelling can achieve the same or a similar level of prediction. From a health system implementation perspective, particular approaches may generic amoxil online for sale be preferred following practical considerations and trade-offs between obtaining genotype data, processes for score construction and model performance.

In addition, the degree generic amoxil online for sale to which these parameters need to be optimised will also be impacted by the input data and validation data set, and the quality control procedures that need to be applied to these data sets.12Sources of input data for score constructionKey to the development of a polygenic model is the availability of data sets that can provide input parameters for model construction. Genotype data used in model construction can either be available as raw GWAS data or provided as GWAS summary statistics. Data in the raw format are individual-level data from a SNP array and may not have undergone basic quality control such as assessment of missingness, sex discrepancy checks, deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, heterozygosity rate, relatedness or assessment for outliers.30 31 Availability of raw GWAS data allows for different polygenic models to be developed because of the richness of the data, however computational issues arise generic amoxil online for sale because of the size of the data sets. Data based on genome sequencing, as opposed to SNP arrays, could also be used in model construction. There have been limited studies of PGS developed from this form of data due to limitations in data availability, which is mainly due to cost restraints.15 32 Individual-level genomic data are also often not available to researchers due to privacy concerns.Due to generic amoxil online for sale these issues, the focus of polygenic model development has therefore been on using well-powered GWAS summary statistics.33 These are available from open access repositories and contain summary information such as the allele positions, ORs, CIs and allele frequency, without containing confidential information on individuals.

These data sets have usually been through the basic quality control measures mentioned above. There are, generic amoxil online for sale however, no standards for publicly available files, meaning some further processing steps may be required, in particular when various data sets are combined for a meta-analysis. Quality control on summary statistics is only possible if information such as missing genotype rate, minor allele frequency, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium failures and non-Mendelian transmission rates is provided.12Processing of GWAS data may include additional quality control steps, imputation and filtering of the SNP information, which can be done at the level of genotype or summary statistics data. SNP arrays used in GWAS only have common SNPs represented on them as they rely on LD between SNPs to cover the entire genome generic amoxil online for sale. As described above, one tag SNP on the array can represent many other SNPs.

Imputation of generic amoxil online for sale SNPs is common in GWAS and describes the process of predicting genotypes that have not been directly genotyped but are statistically inferred (imputed) based on haplotype blocks from a reference sequence.33–35 Often association tests between the imputed SNPs and trait are repeated. As genotype imputation requires individual-level data, researchers have proposed summary statistics imputation as a mechanism to infer the association between untyped SNPs and a trait. The performance of imputation has been evaluated and shown that, with certain limitations, summary statistics imputation is an efficient and cost-effective methodology to identify loci associated with traits when compared with imputation done on genotypes.36An alternative source of input data for the selection of SNPs and their weightings is through literature or in existing databases, generic amoxil online for sale where already known trait-associated SNPs and their effect sizes are used as the input parameters in model development. A number of studies have taken this approach37 38 and it is possible to use multiple sources when developing various polygenic models and establishing the preferred parameters to use.Currently, there does not appear to be one methodology that works across all contexts and traits, each trait will need to be assessed to determine which method is the most suitable for the trait being evaluated. For example, four different polygenic model construction strategies were explored for three skin cancer subtypes4 by using data on SNPs and their effect sizes from different sources, such as the latest GWAS meta-analysis results, the National Human Genome Research Institute generic amoxil online for sale (NHGRI) EBI GWAS catalogue, UK Biobank GWAS summary statistics with different thresholds and GWAS summary statistics with LDpred.

In this setting for basal cell carcinoma and melanoma, the meta-analysis and catalogue-derived models were found to perform similarly but that the latter was ultimately used as it included more SNPs. For squamous cell carcinoma the generic amoxil online for sale meta-analysis-derived model performed better than the catalogue-derived model. This demonstrates how each disease subtype, model construction strategy and data set can have their own limitations and advantages.Knowledge of generic amoxil online for sale the sources of input data and its subsequent use in model development is important in understanding the limitations of available models. Models that are developed using data sets that reflect the population in which prediction is to be carried out will perform better. For example, data collected from a symptomatic or high-risk population may not be suitable as an input data set for the development of generic amoxil online for sale a polygenic model that will be used for disease prediction in the general population.

Large GWAS studies were previously focused on high-risk individuals, such as patients with breast cancer with a strong family history or known pathogenic variants in BRCA1 or BRCA2. These studies would not be suitable for the development of PGS for use generic amoxil online for sale in the general population but can inform risk assessment in high-risk individuals. The source of the data for SNP selection and weighting also has implications for downstream uses and validation. For example, variant frequency and LD patterns can vary between populations and this can translate to poor generic amoxil online for sale performance of the polygenic model if the external validation population is different from that of the input data set.39–41 Furthermore, the power and validity of polygenic analyses are influenced by the input data sources.12 42From a model to a scorePGS can be calculated using one of the methodologies discussed above. The resulting PGS units of measurement depend on which measurement is used for the weighting.12 For example, the weightings may have been calculated based on logOR for discrete traits or linear regression coefficient (β/beta) in continuous traits from univariate regression tests carried out in the GWAS.

The resulting scores are then usually transformed to a standard normal distribution generic amoxil online for sale to give scores ranging from −1 to 1, or 0 to 100 for ease of interpretation. This enables further examination of the association between the score and a trait and the predictive ability of different scores generated by different models. Similar to other biomarker analyses, this involves using the PGS as generic amoxil online for sale a predictor of a trait with other covariates (eg, age, smoking, and so on) added, if appropriate, in a target sample. Examination of differences in the distribution of scores in cases and controls, or by examining differences in traits between different strata of PGS can enable assessment of predictive ability (figure 3). Common practice is for individual-level PGS generic amoxil online for sale values to be used to stratify populations into distinct groups of risk based on percentile cut-off or threshold values (eg, the top 1%).Example distribution of polygenic scores across a population.

Thresholds can be set to stratify risk as low (some), average (most) and high (some)." data-icon-position data-hide-link-title="0">Figure 3 Example distribution of polygenic scores across a population. Thresholds can be set to stratify risk as low (some), average (most) and generic amoxil online for sale high (some).Model validationPolygenic model development is reliant on further data sets for model testing and validation and the composition of these data sets is important in ensuring that the models are appropriate for a particular purpose. The development of a model to calculate generic amoxil online for sale a PGS involves refinement of the previously discussed input parameters, and selection of the ‘best’ of several models based on performance (figure 2). Therefore, a testing/training data set is often required to assess the model’s ability to accurately predict the trait of interest. This is generic amoxil online for sale often a data set that is independent of the base/input/discovery data set.

It may comprise a subset of the discovery data set that is only used for testing and was not included in the initial development of the model but should ideally be a separate independent data set.Genotype and phenotype data are needed in these data sets. Polygenic models are used to calculate PGS for individuals in the training data set and generic amoxil online for sale regression analysis is performed with the PGS as a predictor of a trait. Other covariates may also be included, if appropriate. This testing phase can be considered a process for identifying models with better overall performance and/or informing generic amoxil online for sale refinements needed. Hence, this phase often involves comparison of different models that are developed using the same input data set to identify those models that have optimal performance.The primary purpose is to determine which model best discriminates between cases and controls.

The area under the curve (AUC) or the generic amoxil online for sale C-statistic is the most commonly used measure in assessing discriminative ability. It has been criticised as being an insensitive measure that is not able to fully capture all aspects of predictive ability. For instance, in some instances, AUC can remain unchanged between models but generic amoxil online for sale the individuals within are categorised into a different risk group.43 Alternative metrics that have been used to evaluate model performance include increase in risk difference, integrated discrimination improvement, R2 (estimate of variance explained by the PGS after covariate adjustment), net classification index and the relative risk (highest percentile vs lowest percentile). A clear understanding on how to interpret the performance within various settings is important in determining which model is most suitable.44As per normal practice when developing any prediction model, polygenic models with the optimal performance in a testing/training data set should be further validated in external data sets. External data generic amoxil online for sale sets are critical in validation of models and assessment of generalisability, hence must also conform to the desired situations in which a model is to be used.

The goal is to find a model with suitable parameters of predictive performance in data sets outside of those in which it was developed. Ideally, external generic amoxil online for sale validation requires replication in independent data sets. Few existing polygenic models have been validated to this extent, the focus being rather on the development of new models rather than evaluation of existing ones. One example where replication has been carried out is in the field of CAD, where the GPSCAD45 and metaGRSCAD10 polygenic models (both developed using UK Biobank data) were evaluated in generic amoxil online for sale a Finnish population cohort.46 Predictive ability was found to be lower in the Finnish population. This is likely to be due to the differences in genetic structure generic amoxil online for sale of this population and the population of the data set used for polygenic model development.

Research is ongoing to evaluate polygenic models in other populations and strategies are being developed to ensure the same performance when used more widely, possibly through reweighting and adjustment of the scores.47Moving towards clinical applicationsPGS are thought to be useful information that could improve risk estimation and provide an avenue for disease prevention and deciding treatment strategies. There are indications from a number of fields that genetic information in the form of PGS can act as independent biomarkers and aid stratification.11 16 48 However, the clinical benefits of generic amoxil online for sale stratification using a PGS and the implications for clinical practice are only just beginning to be examined. The use of PGS as part of existing risk prediction tools or as a stand-alone predictor has been suggested. This latter option may be true for diseases where knowledge or predictive ability with other risk factors is limited, such as in prostate cancer.49 In either case, polygenic models need to be individually examined to determine suitability and generic amoxil online for sale applicability for the specific clinical question.50 Despite some commercial companies developing PGS,51 52 currently PGS are not an established part of clinical practice.Integration into clinical practice requires evaluation of a PGS-based test. An important concept to consider in this regard is the distinction between an assay and a test.

This has been previously discussed with respect to genetic test evaluation.53 54 It is worth examining this concept as applied to PGS, as their evaluation is reliant on a clear understanding of generic amoxil online for sale the test to be offered. As outlined by Zimmern and Kroese,54 the method used to analyse a substance in a sample is considered the assay, whereas a test is the use of an assay within a specific context. With respect to PGS, the process of developing a model to derive a score can be considered the assay, while the use of this model for a particular disease, population and purpose can be considered the generic amoxil online for sale test. This distinction is important when assessing if studies are reporting on assay performance as opposed to test performance. It is our view that, with respect to polygenic models, progress has been made with respect to assay generic amoxil online for sale development, but PGS-based tests are yet to be developed and evaluated.

This can enable a clearer understanding of their potential clinical utility and issues that may arise for clinical implementation.11 18 55 It is clear that this is still an evolving field, and going forward different models may be required for different traits due to their underlying genetic architecture,26 different clinical contexts and needs.Clinical contexts where risk stratification is already established practice are most likely where implementation of PGS will occur first. Risk prediction models based on non-genetic factors have been developed for many conditions and are used in clinical care, for example, in cardiovascular disease over 100 such models exist.56 In such contexts, how a PGS and its ability to predict risk compared with, or improves on, these existing models is being investigated.3 44 57–61 The extent to which PGS improves prediction, as well as the cost implications of generic amoxil online for sale including this, is likely to impact on implementation.Integration of PGS into clinical practice, for any application, requires robust and validated mechanisms to generate these scores. Therefore, given the numerous models available, an assessment of their suitability as part of a test is required. Parameters or guidelines with respect to aspects of model performance and metrics that could assist generic amoxil online for sale in selecting the model to take forward as a PGS-based test are limited and need to be addressed. Currently, there are different mechanisms to generate PGS and have arisen in response to the challenges in aggregating large-scale genomic data for prediction.

For example, a review reported 29 PGS models for breast cancer from 22 publications.62 Due to there being a number of different methodologies to generate a score, numerous models generic amoxil online for sale may exist for the same condition and each of the resulting models could perform differently. Models may perform differently because the population, measured outcome or context of the development data sets used to generate the models is diverse, for example, a score for risk of breast cancer versus a breast cancer subtype.44 63 This diversity, alongside the lack of established best generic amoxil online for sale practice and standardised reporting in publications, makes comparison and evaluation of polygenic models for use in clinical settings challenging. It is clear that moving the field forward is reliant on transparent reporting and evaluation. Recommendations for best practices on the reporting of polygenic models in literature have been generic amoxil online for sale proposed14 64 as well as a database,65 66 which could allow for such comparisons. Statements and guidelines for risk prediction model development, such as the Genetic Risk Prediction Studies and Transparent Reporting of a Multivariable Prediction Model for Individual Prognosis or Diagnosis (TRIPOD), already exist, but are not consistently used.

TRIPOD explicitly covers the development and validation of prediction models for both diagnosis and prognosis, for all medical domains.One clear issue is generalisability and drop in performance of polygenic models once they are applied in a population group different from the one in which they were developed.22 46 67–70 This is an ongoing challenge in genomics as most GWAS, from which most PGS are being developed, have been conducted in European-Caucasian populations.71 Efforts to improve representation are underway72 and there are attempts to reweight/adjust scores when applied to different population groups which are showing some potential but need further research.47 Others have demonstrated that models generic amoxil online for sale developed in more diverse population groups have improved performance when applied to external data sets in different populations.24 73 It is important to consider this issue when moving towards clinical applications as it may pose an ethical challenge if the PGS is not generalisable.A greater understanding of different complex traits and the impact of pleiotropy is only beginning to be investigated.74 There is growing appreciation of the role of pleiotropy as multiple variants have been identified to be associated with multiple traits and exert diverse effects, providing insight into overlapping mechanisms.75 76 This, together with the impact of population stratification, genetic relatedness, ascertainment and other sources of heterogeneity leading to spurious signals and reduced power in genetic association studies, all impacting on the predictive ability of PGS in different populations and for different diseases.While many publications report on model development and evaluation, often there is a lack of clarity on intended purpose,50 77 leading to uncertainties as to the clinical pathways in which implementation is envisaged. A clear description of intended use within clinical pathways is a central component in evaluating the use of an application with any form of PGS and in considering practical implications, such as mechanisms of obtaining the score, incorporation into health records, interpretation of scores, relevant cut-offs for intervention initiation, mechanisms for feedback of results and costs, among other issues. These parameters will also be impacted by generic amoxil online for sale the polygenic model that is taken forward for implementation. Meaning that there are still some important questions that need to be addressed to determine how and where PGS could work within current healthcare systems, particularly at a population level.78It is widely accepted that genotyping using arrays is a lower cost endeavour in comparison to genome sequencing, making the incorporation of PGS into routine healthcare an attractive proposition. However, we were unable to find any studies reporting on the use or associated costs of such technology generic amoxil online for sale for population screening.

Studies are beginning to examine use case scenarios and model cost-effectiveness, but this has only been in very few, specific investigations.79 80 Costs will also be influenced by the testing technology and by the downstream consequences of testing, which is likely to differ depending on specific applications that are developed and the pathways in which such tests are incorporated. This is particularly the case in screening or primary care settings, where such testing is currently not an established part of care pathways and may require additional resources, not least as a result of the volume generic amoxil online for sale of testing that could be expected. Moving forward, the clinical role of PGS needs to be developed further, including defining the clinical applications as well as supporting evidence, for example, on the effect of clinical outcomes, the feasibility for use in routine practice and cost-effectiveness.ConclusionThere is a large amount of diversity in the PGS field with respect to model development approaches, and this continues to evolve. There is rapid progress which is being driven by the availability of larger data sets, primarily from GWAS and concomitant developments in statistical methodologies generic amoxil online for sale. As understanding and knowledge develops, the usefulness and appropriateness of polygenic models for different diseases and contexts are being explored.

Nevertheless, this is still an generic amoxil online for sale emerging field, with a variable evidence base demonstrating some potential. The validity of PGS needs to be clearly demonstrated, and their applications evaluated prior to clinical implementation..

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New Medicare Enrollees who are Not Yet generic amoxil 500mg in a Medicare Savings Program When a consumer has Medicaid through the New York State of Health (NYSoH) Marketplace and then enrolls in Medicare when she turns age 65 or because she received Social Security Disability for 24 months, her Medicaid case is normally** transferred to the local department of social services (LDSS)(HRA in NYC) to be rebudgeted under non-MAGI budgeting. During the transition process, she should be reimbursed for the Part B premiums via MIPP. However, the transition time can vary based on age.

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Consumers UNDER 65 who receive Medicare due to disability status are entitled to generic amoxil 500mg keep MAGI Medicaid through NYSoH for up to 12 months (also known as continuous coverage, See NY Social Services Law 366, subd. 4(c). These consumers should receive MIPP payments for as long as their cases remain with NYSoH and throughout the transition to the LDSS.

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Note generic amoxil 500mg. During the buy antibiotics emergency, those who have Medicaid through the NYSOH marketplace and enroll in Medicare should NOT have their cases transitioned to the LDSS. They should keep the same MAGI budgeting and automatically receive MIPP payments.

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Medical Assistance Eligibility for Disabled Adult Children, Section C (pg generic amoxil 500mg 8). Pickle &. 1619B.

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They will only be reimbursed for the difference between their countable income and $904, not necessarily the full amount of the premium. See GIS 02-MA-019. Reimbursement of Health Insurance Premiums MIPP and MSP are similar in that they both pay for the Medicare Part B premium, but there are some key differences.

MIPP structures the payments as reimbursement -- beneficiaries must continue to pay their premium (via a monthly deduction from their Social Security check or quarterly billing, if they do not receive Social Security) and then are reimbursed via check. In contrast, MSP enrollees are not charged for their premium. Their Social Security check usually increases because the Part B premium is no longer withheld from their check.

MIPP only provides reimbursement for Part B. It does not have any of the other benefits MSPs can provide, such as. A consumer cannot have MIPP without also having Medicaid, whereas MSP enrollees can have MSP only.

Of the above benefits, Medicaid also provides Part D Extra Help automatic eligibility. There is no application process for MIPP because consumers should be screened and enrolled automatically (00 OMM/ADM-7). Either the state or the LDSS is responsible for screening &.

Distributing MIPP payments, depending on where the Medicaid case is held and administered (14 /2014 LCM-02 Section V). If a consumer is eligible for MIPP and is not receiving it, they should contact whichever agency holds their case and request enrollment. Unfortunately, since there is no formal process for applying, it may require some advocacy.

If Medicaid case is at New York State of Health they should call 1-855-355-5777. Consumers will likely have to ask for a supervisor in order to find someone familiar with MIPP. If Medicaid case is with HRA in New York City, they should email mipp@hra.nyc.gov.

If Medicaid case is with other local districts in NYS, call your local county DSS. Once enrolled, it make take a few months for payments to begin. Payments will be made in the form of checks from the Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), the fiscal agent for the New York State Medicaid program.

The check itself comes attached to a remittance notice from Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS). Unfortunately, the notice is not consumer-friendly and may be confusing. See attached sample for what to look for.

Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (HIPP) HIPP is a sister program to MIPP and will reimburse consumers for private third party health insurance when deemed “cost effective.” Directives:Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs) pay for the monthly Medicare Part B premium for low-income Medicare beneficiaries and qualify enrollees for the "Extra Help" subsidy for Part D prescription drugs. There are three separate MSP programs, the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) Program, the Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) Program and the Qualified Individual (QI) Program, each of which is discussed below. Those in QMB receive additional subsidies for Medicare costs.

See 2021 Fact Sheet on MSP in NYS by Medicare Rights Center ENGLISH SPANISH State law. N.Y. Soc.

2020 Medicare 101 Basics for New York State - 1.5 hour webinar by Eric Hausman, sponsored by NYS Office of the Aging Note. Some consumers may be eligible for the Medicare Insurance Premium Payment (MIPP) Program, instead of MSP. See this article for more info.

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS ARTICLE 1. No Asset Limit 1A. Summary Chart of MSP Programs 2.

Income Limits &. Rules and Household Size 3. The Three MSP Programs - What are they and how are they Different?.

4. FOUR Special Benefits of MSP Programs. Back Door to Extra Help with Part D MSPs Automatically Waive Late Enrollment Penalties for Part B - and allow enrollment in Part B year-round outside of the short Annual Enrollment Period No Medicaid Lien on Estate to Recover Payment of Expenses Paid by MSP Food Stamps/SNAP not reduced by Decreased Medical Expenses when Enroll in MSP - at least temporarily 5.

Enrolling in an MSP - Automatic Enrollment &. Applications for People who Have Medicare What is Application Process?. 6.

Enrolling in an MSP for People age 65+ who Do Not Qualify for Free Medicare Part A - the "Part A Buy-In Program" 7. What Happens After MSP Approved - How Part B Premium is Paid 8 Special Rules for QMBs - How Medicare Cost-Sharing Works 1. NO ASSET LIMIT!.

Since April 1, 2008, none of the three MSP programs have resource limits in New York -- which means many Medicare beneficiaries who might not qualify for Medicaid because of excess resources can qualify for an MSP. 1.A. SUMMARY CHART OF MSP BENEFITS QMB SLIMB QI-1 Eligibility ASSET LIMIT NO LIMIT IN NEW YORK STATE INCOME LIMIT (2021) Single Couple Single Couple Single Couple $1,094 $1,472 $1,308 $1,762 $1,469 $1,980 Federal Poverty Level 100% FPL 100 – 120% FPL 120 – 135% FPL Benefits Pays Monthly Part B premium?.

YES, and also Part A premium if did not have enough work quarters and meets citizenship requirement. See “Part A Buy-In” YES YES Pays Part A &. B deductibles &.

Co-insurance YES - with limitations NO NO Retroactive to Filing of Application?. Yes - Benefits begin the month after the month of the MSP application. 18 NYCRR §360-7.8(b)(5) Yes – Retroactive to 3rd month before month of application, if eligible in prior months Yes – may be retroactive to 3rd month before month of applica-tion, but only within the current calendar year.

(No retro for January application). See GIS 07 MA 027. Can Enroll in MSP and Medicaid at Same Time?.

YES YES NO!. Must choose between QI-1 and Medicaid. Cannot have both, not even Medicaid with a spend-down.

2. INCOME LIMITS and RULES Each of the three MSP programs has different income eligibility requirements and provides different benefits. The income limits are tied to the Federal Poverty Level (FPL).

2021 FPL levels were released by NYS DOH in GIS 21 MA/06 - 2021 Federal Poverty Levels Attachment II NOTE. There is usually a lag in time of several weeks, or even months, from January 1st of each year until the new FPLs are release, and then before the new MSP income limits are officially implemented. During this lag period, local Medicaid offices should continue to use the previous year's FPLs AND count the person's Social Security benefit amount from the previous year - do NOT factor in the Social Security COLA (cost of living adjustment).

Once the updated guidelines are released, districts will use the new FPLs and go ahead and factor in any COLA. See 2021 Fact Sheet on MSP in NYS by Medicare Rights Center ENGLISH SPANISH Income is determined by the same methodology as is used for determining in eligibility for SSI The rules for counting income for SSI-related (Aged 65+, Blind, or Disabled) Medicaid recipients, borrowed from the SSI program, apply to the MSP program, except for the new rules about counting household size for married couples. N.Y.

367-a(3)(c)(2), NYS DOH 2000-ADM-7, 89-ADM-7 p.7. Gross income is counted, although there are certain types of income that are disregarded. The most common income disregards, also known as deductions, include.

(a) The first $20 of your &. Your spouse's monthly income, earned or unearned ($20 per couple max). (b) SSI EARNED INCOME DISREGARDS.

* The first $65 of monthly wages of you and your spouse, * One-half of the remaining monthly wages (after the $65 is deducted). * Other work incentives including PASS plans, impairment related work expenses (IRWEs), blind work expenses, etc. For information on these deductions, see The Medicaid Buy-In for Working People with Disabilities (MBI-WPD) and other guides in this article -- though written for the MBI-WPD, the work incentives apply to all Medicaid programs, including MSP, for people age 65+, disabled or blind.

(c) monthly cost of any health insurance premiums but NOT the Part B premium, since Medicaid will now pay this premium (may deduct Medigap supplemental policies, vision, dental, or long term care insurance premiums, and the Part D premium but only to the extent the premium exceeds the Extra Help benchmark amount) (d) Food stamps not counted. You can get a more comprehensive listing of the SSI-related income disregards on the Medicaid income disregards chart. As for all benefit programs based on financial need, it is usually advantageous to be considered a larger household, because the income limit is higher.

The above chart shows that Households of TWO have a higher income limit than households of ONE. The MSP programs use the same rules as Medicaid does for the Disabled, Aged and Blind (DAB) which are borrowed from the SSI program for Medicaid recipients in the “SSI-related category.” Under these rules, a household can be only ONE or TWO. 18 NYCRR 360-4.2.

See DAB Household Size Chart. Married persons can sometimes be ONE or TWO depending on arcane rules, which can force a Medicare beneficiary to be limited to the income limit for ONE person even though his spouse who is under 65 and not disabled has no income, and is supported by the client applying for an MSP. EXAMPLE.

Bob's Social Security is $1300/month. He is age 67 and has Medicare. His wife, Nancy, is age 62 and is not disabled and does not work.

Under the old rule, Bob was not eligible for an MSP because his income was above the Income limit for One, even though it was well under the Couple limit. In 2010, NYS DOH modified its rules so that all married individuals will be considered a household size of TWO. DOH GIS 10 MA 10 Medicare Savings Program Household Size, June 4, 2010.

This rule for household size is an exception to the rule applying SSI budgeting rules to the MSP program. Under these rules, Bob is now eligible for an MSP. When is One Better than Two?.

Of course, there may be couples where the non-applying spouse's income is too high, and disqualifies the applying spouse from an MSP. In such cases, "spousal refusal" may be used SSL 366.3(a). (Link is to NYC HRA form, can be adapted for other counties).

In NYC, if you have a Medicaid case with HRA, instead of submitting an MSP application, you only need to complete and submit MAP-751W (check off "Medicare Savings Program Evaluation") and fax to (917) 639-0837. (The MAP-751W is also posted in languages other than English in this link. (Updated 4/14/2021.)) 3.

The Three Medicare Savings Programs - what are they and how are they different?. 1. Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB).

The QMB program provides the most comprehensive benefits. Available to those with incomes at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), the QMB program covers virtually all Medicare cost-sharing obligations. Part B premiums, Part A premiums, if there are any, and any and all deductibles and co-insurance.

QMB coverage is not retroactive. The program’s benefits will begin the month after the month in which your client is found eligible. ** See special rules about cost-sharing for QMBs below - updated with new CMS directive issued January 2012 ** See NYC HRA QMB Recertification form ** Even if you do not have Part A automatically, because you did not have enough wages, you may be able to enroll in the Part A Buy-In Program, in which people eligible for QMB who do not otherwise have Medicare Part A may enroll, with Medicaid paying the Part A premium (Materials by the Medicare Rights Center).

2. Specifiedl Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB). For those with incomes between 100% and 120% FPL, the SLMB program will cover Part B premiums only.

SLMB is retroactive, however, providing coverage for three months prior to the month of application, as long as your client was eligible during those months. 3. Qualified Individual (QI-1).

For those with incomes between 120% and 135% FPL, and not receiving Medicaid, the QI-1 program will cover Medicare Part B premiums only. QI-1 is also retroactive, providing coverage for three months prior to the month of application, as long as your client was eligible during those months. However, QI-1 retroactive coverage can only be provided within the current calendar year.

(GIS 07 MA 027) So if you apply in January, you get no retroactive coverage. Q-I-1 recipients would be eligible for Medicaid with a spend-down, but if they want the Part B premium paid, they must choose between enrolling in QI-1 or Medicaid. They cannot be in both.

In contrast, one may receive Medicaid and either QMB or SLIMB. 4. Four Special Benefits of MSPs (in addition to NO ASSET TEST).

Benefit 1. Back Door to Medicare Part D "Extra Help" or Low Income Subsidy -- All MSP recipients are automatically enrolled in Extra Help, the subsidy that makes Part D affordable. They have no Part D deductible or doughnut hole, the premium is subsidized, and they pay very low copayments.

Once they are enrolled in Extra Help by virtue of enrollment in an MSP, they retain Extra Help for the entire calendar year, even if they lose MSP eligibility during that year. The "Full" Extra Help subsidy has the same income limit as QI-1 - 135% FPL. However, many people may be eligible for QI-1 but not Extra Help because QI-1 and the other MSPs have no asset limit.

People applying to the Social Security Administration for Extra Help might be rejected for this reason. Recent (2009-10) changes to federal law called "MIPPA" requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to share eligibility data with NYSDOH on all persons who apply for Extra Help/ the Low Income Subsidy. Data sent to NYSDOH from SSA will enable NYSDOH to open MSP cases on many clients.

The effective date of the MSP application must be the same date as the Extra Help application. Signatures will not be required from clients. In cases where the SSA data is incomplete, NYSDOH will forward what is collected to the local district for completion of an MSP application.

The State implementing procedures are in DOH 2010 ADM-03. Also see CMS "Dear State Medicaid Director" letter dated Feb. 18, 2010 Benefit 2.

MSPs Automatically Waive Late Enrollment Penalties for Part B Generally one must enroll in Part B within the strict enrollment periods after turning age 65 or after 24 months of Social Security Disability. An exception is if you or your spouse are still working and insured under an employer sponsored group health plan, or if you have End Stage Renal Disease, and other factors, see this from Medicare Rights Center. If you fail to enroll within those short periods, you might have to pay higher Part B premiums for life as a Late Enrollment Penalty (LEP).

Also, you may only enroll in Part B during the Annual Enrollment Period from January 1 - March 31st each year, with Part B not effective until the following July. Enrollment in an MSP automatically eliminates such penalties... For life..

Even if one later ceases to be eligible for the MSP. AND enrolling in an MSP will automatically result in becoming enrolled in Part B if you didn't already have it and only had Part A. See Medicare Rights Center flyer.

Benefit 3. No Medicaid Lien on Estate to Recover MSP Benefits Paid Generally speaking, states may place liens on the Estates of deceased Medicaid recipients to recover the cost of Medicaid services that were provided after the recipient reached the age of 55. Since 2002, states have not been allowed to recover the cost of Medicare premiums paid under MSPs.

In 2010, Congress expanded protection for MSP benefits. Beginning on January 1, 2010, states may not place liens on the Estates of Medicaid recipients who died after January 1, 2010 to recover costs for co-insurance paid under the QMB MSP program for services rendered after January 1, 2010. The federal government made this change in order to eliminate barriers to enrollment in MSPs.

See NYS DOH GIS 10-MA-008 - Medicare Savings Program Changes in Estate Recovery The GIS clarifies that a client who receives both QMB and full Medicaid is exempt from estate recovery for these Medicare cost-sharing expenses. Benefit 4. SNAP (Food Stamp) benefits not reduced despite increased income from MSP - at least temporarily Many people receive both SNAP (Food Stamp) benefits and MSP.

Income for purposes of SNAP/Food Stamps is reduced by a deduction for medical expenses, which includes payment of the Part B premium. Since approval for an MSP means that the client no longer pays for the Part B premium, his/her SNAP/Food Stamps income goes up, so their SNAP/Food Stamps go down. Here are some protections.

Do these individuals have to report to their SNAP worker that their out of pocket medical costs have decreased?. And will the household see a reduction in their SNAP benefits, since the decrease in medical expenses will increase their countable income?. The good news is that MSP households do NOT have to report the decrease in their medical expenses to the SNAP/Food Stamp office until their next SNAP/Food Stamp recertification.

Even if they do report the change, or the local district finds out because the same worker is handling both the MSP and SNAP case, there should be no reduction in the household’s benefit until the next recertification. New York’s SNAP policy per administrative directive 02 ADM-07 is to “freeze” the deduction for medical expenses between certification periods. Increases in medical expenses can be budgeted at the household’s request, but NYS never decreases a household’s medical expense deduction until the next recertification.

Most elderly and disabled households have 24-month SNAP certification periods. Eventually, though, the decrease in medical expenses will need to be reported when the household recertifies for SNAP, and the household should expect to see a decrease in their monthly SNAP benefit. It is really important to stress that the loss in SNAP benefits is NOT dollar for dollar.

A $100 decrease in out of pocket medical expenses would translate roughly into a $30 drop in SNAP benefits. See more info on SNAP/Food Stamp benefits by the Empire Justice Center, and on the State OTDA website. Some clients will be automatically enrolled in an MSP by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) shortly after attaining eligibility for Medicare.

Others need to apply. The 2010 "MIPPA" law introduced some improvements to increase MSP enrollment. See 3rd bullet below.

Also, some people who had Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act before they became eligible for Medicare have special procedures to have their Part B premium paid before they enroll in an MSP. See below. WHO IS AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED IN AN MSP.

Clients receiving even $1.00 of Supplemental Security Income should be automatically enrolled into a Medicare Savings Program (most often QMB) under New York State’s Medicare Savings Program Buy-in Agreement with the federal government once they become eligible for Medicare. They should receive Medicare Parts A and B. Clients who are already eligible for Medicare when they apply for Medicaid should be automatically assessed for MSP eligibility when they apply for Medicaid.

(NYS DOH 2000-ADM-7 and GIS 05 MA 033). Clients who apply to the Social Security Administration for Extra Help, but are rejected, should be contacted &. Enrolled into an MSP by the Medicaid program directly under new MIPPA procedures that require data sharing.

Strategy TIP. Since the Extra Help filing date will be assigned to the MSP application, it may help the client to apply online for Extra Help with the SSA, even knowing that this application will be rejected because of excess assets or other reason. SSA processes these requests quickly, and it will be routed to the State for MSP processing.

Since MSP applications take a while, at least the filing date will be retroactive. Note. The above strategy does not work as well for QMB, because the effective date of QMB is the month after the month of application.

As a result, the retroactive effective date of Extra Help will be the month after the failed Extra Help application for those with QMB rather than SLMB/QI-1. Applying for MSP Directly with Local Medicaid Program. Those who do not have Medicaid already must apply for an MSP through their local social services district.

(See more in Section D. Below re those who already have Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act before they became eligible for Medicare. If you are applying for MSP only (not also Medicaid), you can use the simplified MSP application form (theDOH-4328(Rev.

8/2017-- English) (2017 Spanish version not yet available). Either application form can be mailed in -- there is no interview requirement anymore for MSP or Medicaid. See 10 ADM-04.

Applicants will need to submit proof of income, a copy of their Medicare card (front &. Back), and proof of residency/address. See the application form for other instructions.

One who is only eligible for QI-1 because of higher income may ONLY apply for an MSP, not for Medicaid too. One may not receive Medicaid and QI-1 at the same time. If someone only eligible for QI-1 wants Medicaid, s/he may enroll in and deposit excess income into a pooled Supplemental Needs Trust, to bring her countable income down to the Medicaid level, which also qualifies him or her for SLIMB or QMB instead of QI-1.

Advocates in NYC can sign up for a half-day "Deputization Training" conducted by the Medicare Rights Center, at which you'll be trained and authorized to complete an MSP application and to submit it via the Medicare Rights Center, which submits it to HRA without the client having to apply in person. Enrolling in an MSP if you already have Medicaid, but just become eligible for Medicare Those who, prior to becoming enrolled in Medicare, had Medicaid through Affordable Care Act are eligible to have their Part B premiums paid by Medicaid (or the cost reimbursed) during the time it takes for them to transition to a Medicare Savings Program. In 2018, DOH clarified that reimbursement of the Part B premium will be made regardless of whether the individual is still in a Medicaid managed care (MMC) plan.

GIS 18 MA/001 Medicaid Managed Care Transition for Enrollees Gaining Medicare ( PDF) provides, "Due to efforts to transition individuals who gain Medicare eligibility and who require LTSS, individuals may not be disenrolled from MMC upon receipt of Medicare. To facilitate the transition and not disadvantage the recipient, the Medicaid program is approving reimbursement of Part B premiums for enrollees in MMC." The procedure for getting the Part B premium paid is different for those whose Medicaid was administered by the NYS of Health Exchange (Marketplace), as opposed to their local social services district. The procedure is also different for those who obtain Medicare because they turn 65, as opposed to obtaining Medicare based on disability.

Either way, Medicaid recipients who transition onto Medicare should be automatically evaluated for MSP eligibility at their next Medicaid recertification. NYS DOH 2000-ADM-7 Individuals can also affirmatively ask to be enrolled in MSP in between recertification periods. IF CLIENT HAD MEDICAID ON THE MARKETPLACE (NYS of Health Exchange) before obtaining Medicare.

IF they obtain Medicare because they turn age 65, they will receive a letter from their local district asking them to "renew" Medicaid through their local district. See 2014 LCM-02. Now, their Medicaid income limit will be lower than the MAGI limits ($842/ mo reduced from $1387/month) and they now will have an asset test.

For this reason, some individuals may lose full Medicaid eligibility when they begin receiving Medicare. People over age 65 who obtain Medicare do NOT keep "Marketplace Medicaid" for 12 months (continuous eligibility) See GIS 15 MA/022 - Continuous Coverage for MAGI Individuals. Since MSP has NO ASSET limit.

Some individuals may be enrolled in the MSP even if they lose Medicaid, or if they now have a Medicaid spend-down. If a Medicare/Medicaid recipient reports income that exceeds the Medicaid level, districts must evaluate the person’s eligibility for MSP. 08 OHIP/ADM-4 ​If you became eligible for Medicare based on disability and you are UNDER AGE 65, you are entitled to keep MAGI Medicaid for 12 months from the month it was last authorized, even if you now have income normally above the MAGI limit, and even though you now have Medicare.

This is called Continuous Eligibility. EXAMPLE. Sam, age 60, was last authorized for Medicaid on the Marketplace in June 2016.

He became enrolled in Medicare based on disability in August 2016, and started receiving Social Security in the same month (he won a hearing approving Social Security disability benefits retroactively, after first being denied disability). Even though his Social Security is too high, he can keep Medicaid for 12 months beginning June 2016. Sam has to pay for his Part B premium - it is deducted from his Social Security check.

He may call the Marketplace and request a refund. This will continue until the end of his 12 months of continues MAGI Medicaid eligibility. He will be reimbursed regardless of whether he is in a Medicaid managed care plan.

See GIS 18 MA/001 Medicaid Managed Care Transition for Enrollees Gaining Medicare (PDF) When that ends, he will renew Medicaid and apply for MSP with his local district. Individuals who are eligible for Medicaid with a spenddown can opt whether or not to receive MSP. (Medicaid Reference Guide (MRG) p.

19). Obtaining MSP may increase their spenddown. MIPPA - Outreach by Social Security Administration -- Under MIPPA, the SSA sends a form letter to people who may be eligible for a Medicare Savings Program or Extra Help (Low Income Subsidy - LIS) that they may apply.

The letters are. · Beneficiary has Extra Help (LIS), but not MSP · Beneficiary has no Extra Help (LIS) or MSP 6. Enrolling in MSP for People Age 65+ who do Not have Free Medicare Part A - the "Part A Buy-In Program" Seniors WITHOUT MEDICARE PART A or B -- They may be able to enroll in the Part A Buy-In program, in which people eligible for QMB who are age 65+ who do not otherwise have Medicare Part A may enroll in Part A, with Medicaid paying the Part A premium.

See Step-by-Step Guide by the Medicare Rights Center). This guide explains the various steps in "conditionally enrolling" in Part A at the SSA office, which must be done before applying for QMB at the Medicaid office, which will then pay the Part A premium. See also GIS 04 MA/013.

In June, 2018, the SSA revised the POMS manual procedures for the Part A Buy-In to to address inconsistencies and confusion in SSA field offices and help smooth the path for QMB enrollment. The procedures are in the POMS Section HI 00801.140 "Premium-Free Part A Enrollments for Qualified Medicare BenefiIaries." It includes important clarifications, such as. SSA Field Offices should explain the QMB program and conditional enrollment process if an individual lacks premium-free Part A and appears to meet QMB requirements.

SSA field offices can add notes to the “Remarks” section of the application and provide a screen shot to the individual so the individual can provide proof of conditional Part A enrollment when applying for QMB through the state Medicaid program. Beneficiaries are allowed to complete the conditional application even if they owe Medicare premiums. In Part A Buy-in states like NYS, SSA should process conditional applications on a rolling basis (without regard to enrollment periods), even if the application coincides with the General Enrollment Period.

(The General Enrollment Period is from Jan 1 to March 31st every year, in which anyone eligible may enroll in Medicare Part A or Part B to be effective on July 1st). 7. What happens after the MSP approval - How is Part B premium paid For all three MSP programs, the Medicaid program is now responsible for paying the Part B premiums, even though the MSP enrollee is not necessarily a recipient of Medicaid.

The local Medicaid office (DSS/HRA) transmits the MSP approval to the NYS Department of Health – that information gets shared w/ SSA and CMS SSA stops deducting the Part B premiums out of the beneficiary’s Social Security check. SSA also refunds any amounts owed to the recipient. (Note.

) CMS “deems” the MSP recipient eligible for Part D Extra Help/ Low Income Subsidy (LIS). ​Can the MSP be retroactive like Medicaid, back to 3 months before the application?. ​The answer is different for the 3 MSP programs.

QMB -No Retroactive Eligibility – Benefits begin the month after the month of the MSP application. 18 NYCRR § 360-7.8(b)(5) SLIMB - YES - Retroactive Eligibility up to 3 months before the application, if was eligible This means applicant may be reimbursed for the 3 months of Part B benefits prior to the month of application. QI-1 - YES up to 3 months but only in the same calendar year.

No retroactive eligibility to the previous year. 7. QMBs -Special Rules on Cost-Sharing.

This is referred to generic amoxil online for sale as “MAGI-like http://howyouruletheworld.com/10-leadership-quotes-love/ budgeting.” Under MAGI rules income can be up to 138% of the FPL—again, higher than the limit for DAB budgeting, which is equivalent to only 83% FPL. MAGI-like consumers can be enrolled in either MSP or MIPP, depending on if their income is higher or lower than 120% of the FPL. If their income is under 120% FPL, they are eligible for MSP as a SLIMB. If income is above 120% FPL, then they can generic amoxil online for sale enroll in MIPP.

(See GIS 18 MA/001 - 2018 Medicaid Managed Care Transition for Enrollees Gaining Medicare, #4) 3. New Medicare Enrollees who are Not Yet in a Medicare Savings Program When a consumer has Medicaid through the New York State of Health (NYSoH) Marketplace and then enrolls in Medicare when she turns age 65 or because she received Social Security Disability for 24 months, her Medicaid case is normally** transferred to the local department of social services (LDSS)(HRA in NYC) to be rebudgeted under non-MAGI budgeting. During the transition process, she should be reimbursed for the Part generic amoxil online for sale B premiums via MIPP. However, the transition time can vary based on age.

AGE 65+ For those who enroll in Medicare at age 65+, the Medicaid case takes about four months to be rebudgeted and approved by the LDSS. The consumer generic amoxil online for sale is entitled to MIPP payments for at least three months during the transition. Once the case is with the LDSS she should automatically be re-evaluated for MSP. Consumers UNDER 65 who receive Medicare due to disability status are entitled to keep MAGI Medicaid through NYSoH for up to 12 months (also known as continuous coverage, See NY Social Services Law 366, subd.

4(c). These consumers should receive MIPP payments for as long as their cases remain with NYSoH and throughout the transition to the LDSS. NOTE during buy antibiotics emergency their case may remain with NYSoH for more than 12 months. See here.

See GIS 18 MA/001 - 2018 Medicaid Managed Care Transition for Enrollees Gaining Medicare, #4 for an explanation of this process. Note. During the buy antibiotics emergency, those who have Medicaid through the NYSOH marketplace and enroll in Medicare should NOT have their cases transitioned to the LDSS. They should keep the same MAGI budgeting and automatically receive MIPP payments.

See GIS 20 MA/04 or this article on buy antibiotics eligibility changes 4. Those with Special Budgeting after Losing SSI (DAC, Pickle, 1619b) Disabled Adult Child (DAC). Special budgeting is available to those who are 18+ and lose SSI because they begin receiving Disabled Adult Child (DAC) benefits (or receive an increase in the amount of their benefit). Consumer must have become disabled or blind before age 22 to receive the benefit.

If the new DAC benefit amount was disregarded and the consumer would otherwise be eligible for SSI, they can keep Medicaid eligibility with NO SPEND DOWN. See this article. Consumers may have income higher than MSP limits, but keep full Medicaid with no spend down. Therefore, they are eligible for payment of their Part B premiums.

See page 96 of the Medicaid Reference Guide (Categorical Factors). If their income is lower than the MSP SLIMB threshold, they can be added to MSP. If higher than the threshold, they can be reimbursed via MIPP. See also 95-ADM-11.

Medical Assistance Eligibility for Disabled Adult Children, Section C (pg 8). Pickle &. 1619B. 5.

When the Part B Premium Reduces Countable Income to Below the Medicaid Limit Since the Part B premium can be used as a deduction from gross income, it may reduce someone's countable income to below the Medicaid limit. The consumer should be paid the difference to bring her up to the Medicaid level ($904/month in 2021). They will only be reimbursed for the difference between their countable income and $904, not necessarily the full amount of the premium. See GIS 02-MA-019.

Reimbursement of Health Insurance Premiums MIPP and MSP are similar in that they both pay for the Medicare Part B premium, but there are some key differences. MIPP structures the payments as reimbursement -- beneficiaries must continue to pay their premium (via a monthly deduction from their Social Security check or quarterly billing, if they do not receive Social Security) and then are reimbursed via check. In contrast, MSP enrollees are not charged for their premium. Their Social Security check usually increases because the Part B premium is no longer withheld from their check.

MIPP only provides reimbursement for Part B. It does not have any of the other benefits MSPs can provide, such as. A consumer cannot have MIPP without also having Medicaid, whereas MSP enrollees can have MSP only. Of the above benefits, Medicaid also provides Part D Extra Help automatic eligibility.

There is no application process for MIPP because consumers should be screened and enrolled automatically (00 OMM/ADM-7). Either the state or the LDSS is responsible for screening &. Distributing MIPP payments, depending on where the Medicaid case is held and administered (14 /2014 LCM-02 Section V). If a consumer is eligible for MIPP and is not receiving it, they should contact whichever agency holds their case and request enrollment.

Unfortunately, since there is no formal process for applying, it may require some advocacy. If Medicaid case is at New York State of Health they should call 1-855-355-5777. Consumers will likely have to ask for a supervisor in order to find someone familiar with MIPP. If Medicaid case is with HRA in New York City, they should email mipp@hra.nyc.gov.

If Medicaid case is with other local districts in NYS, call your local county DSS. Once enrolled, it make take a few months for payments to begin. Payments will be made in the form of checks from the Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), the fiscal agent for the New York State Medicaid program. The check itself comes attached to a remittance notice from Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS).

Unfortunately, the notice is not consumer-friendly and may be confusing. See attached sample for what to look for. Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (HIPP) HIPP is a sister program to MIPP and will reimburse consumers for private third party health insurance when deemed “cost effective.” Directives:Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs) pay for the monthly Medicare Part B premium for low-income Medicare beneficiaries and qualify enrollees for the "Extra Help" subsidy for Part D prescription drugs. There are three separate MSP programs, the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) Program, the Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) Program and the Qualified Individual (QI) Program, each of which is discussed below.

Those in QMB receive additional subsidies for Medicare costs. See 2021 Fact Sheet on MSP in NYS by Medicare Rights Center ENGLISH SPANISH State law. N.Y. Soc.

Serv. L. § 367-a(3)(a), (b), and (d). 2020 Medicare 101 Basics for New York State - 1.5 hour webinar by Eric Hausman, sponsored by NYS Office of the Aging Note.

Some consumers may be eligible for the Medicare Insurance Premium Payment (MIPP) Program, instead of MSP. See this article for more info. TOPICS COVERED IN THIS ARTICLE 1. No Asset Limit 1A.

Summary Chart of MSP Programs 2. Income Limits &. Rules and Household Size 3. The Three MSP Programs - What are they and how are they Different?.

4. FOUR Special Benefits of MSP Programs. Back Door to Extra Help with Part D MSPs Automatically Waive Late Enrollment Penalties for Part B - and allow enrollment in Part B year-round outside of the short Annual Enrollment Period No Medicaid Lien on Estate to Recover Payment of Expenses Paid by MSP Food Stamps/SNAP not reduced by Decreased Medical Expenses when Enroll in MSP - at least temporarily 5. Enrolling in an MSP - Automatic Enrollment &.

Applications for People who Have Medicare What is Application Process?. 6. Enrolling in an MSP for People age 65+ who Do Not Qualify for Free Medicare Part A - the "Part A Buy-In Program" 7. What Happens After MSP Approved - How Part B Premium is Paid 8 Special Rules for QMBs - How Medicare Cost-Sharing Works 1.

NO ASSET LIMIT!. Since April 1, 2008, none of the three MSP programs have resource limits in New York -- which means many Medicare beneficiaries who might not qualify for Medicaid because of excess resources can qualify for an MSP. 1.A. SUMMARY CHART OF MSP BENEFITS QMB SLIMB QI-1 Eligibility ASSET LIMIT NO LIMIT IN NEW YORK STATE INCOME LIMIT (2021) Single Couple Single Couple Single Couple $1,094 $1,472 $1,308 $1,762 $1,469 $1,980 Federal Poverty Level 100% FPL 100 – 120% FPL 120 – 135% FPL Benefits Pays Monthly Part B premium?.

YES, and also Part A premium if did not have enough work quarters and meets citizenship requirement. See “Part A Buy-In” YES YES Pays Part A &. B deductibles &. Co-insurance YES - with limitations NO NO Retroactive to Filing of Application?.

Yes - Benefits begin the month after the month of the MSP application. 18 NYCRR §360-7.8(b)(5) Yes – Retroactive to 3rd month before month of application, if eligible in prior months Yes – may be retroactive to 3rd month before month of applica-tion, but only within the current calendar year. (No retro for January application). See GIS 07 MA 027.

Can Enroll in MSP and Medicaid at Same Time?. YES YES NO!. Must choose between QI-1 and Medicaid. Cannot have both, not even Medicaid with a spend-down.

2. INCOME LIMITS and RULES Each of the three MSP programs has different income eligibility requirements and provides different benefits. The income limits are tied to the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). 2021 FPL levels were released by NYS DOH in GIS 21 MA/06 - 2021 Federal Poverty Levels Attachment II NOTE.

There is usually a lag in time of several weeks, or even months, from January 1st of each year until the new FPLs are release, and then before the new MSP income limits are officially implemented. During this lag period, local Medicaid offices should continue to use the previous year's FPLs AND count the person's Social Security benefit amount from the previous year - do NOT factor in the Social Security COLA (cost of living adjustment). Once the updated guidelines are released, districts will use the new FPLs and go ahead and factor in any COLA. See 2021 Fact Sheet on MSP in NYS by Medicare Rights Center ENGLISH SPANISH Income is determined by the same methodology as is used for determining in eligibility for SSI The rules for counting income for SSI-related (Aged 65+, Blind, or Disabled) Medicaid recipients, borrowed from the SSI program, apply to the MSP program, except for the new rules about counting household size for married couples.

367-a(3)(c)(2), NYS DOH 2000-ADM-7, 89-ADM-7 p.7. Gross income is counted, although there are certain types of income that are disregarded. The most common income disregards, also known as deductions, include. (a) The first $20 of your &.

Your spouse's monthly income, earned or unearned ($20 per couple max). (b) SSI EARNED INCOME DISREGARDS. * The first $65 of monthly wages of you and your spouse, * One-half of the remaining monthly wages (after the $65 is deducted). * Other work incentives including PASS plans, impairment related work expenses (IRWEs), blind work expenses, etc.

For information on these deductions, see The Medicaid Buy-In for Working People with Disabilities (MBI-WPD) and other guides in this article -- though written for the MBI-WPD, the work incentives apply to all Medicaid programs, including MSP, for people age 65+, disabled or blind. (c) monthly cost of any health insurance premiums but NOT the Part B premium, since Medicaid will now pay this premium (may deduct Medigap supplemental policies, vision, dental, or long term care insurance premiums, and the Part D premium but only to the extent the premium exceeds the Extra Help benchmark amount) (d) Food stamps not counted. You can get a more comprehensive listing of the SSI-related income disregards on the Medicaid income disregards chart. As for all benefit programs based on financial need, it is usually advantageous to be considered a larger household, because the income limit is higher.

The above chart shows that Households of TWO have a higher income limit than households of ONE. The MSP programs use the same rules as Medicaid does for the Disabled, Aged and Blind (DAB) which are borrowed from the SSI program for Medicaid recipients in the “SSI-related category.” Under these rules, a household can be only ONE or TWO. 18 NYCRR 360-4.2. See DAB Household Size Chart.

Married persons can sometimes be ONE or TWO depending on arcane rules, which can force a Medicare beneficiary to be limited to the income limit for ONE person even though his spouse who is under 65 and not disabled has no income, and is supported by the client applying for an MSP. EXAMPLE. Bob's Social Security is $1300/month. He is age 67 and has Medicare.

His wife, Nancy, is age 62 and is not disabled and does not work. Under the old rule, Bob was not eligible for an MSP because his income was above the Income limit for One, even though it was well under the Couple limit. In 2010, NYS DOH modified its rules so that all married individuals will be considered a household size of TWO. DOH GIS 10 MA 10 Medicare Savings Program Household Size, June 4, 2010.

This rule for household size is an exception to the rule applying SSI budgeting rules to the MSP program. Under these rules, Bob is now eligible for an MSP. When is One Better than Two?. Of course, there may be couples where the non-applying spouse's income is too high, and disqualifies the applying spouse from an MSP.

In such cases, "spousal refusal" may be used SSL 366.3(a). (Link is to NYC HRA form, can be adapted for other counties). In NYC, if you have a Medicaid case with HRA, instead of submitting an MSP application, you only need to complete and submit MAP-751W (check off "Medicare Savings Program Evaluation") and fax to (917) 639-0837. (The MAP-751W is also posted in languages other than English in this link.

(Updated 4/14/2021.)) 3. The Three Medicare Savings Programs - what are they and how are they different?. 1. Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB).

The QMB program provides the most comprehensive benefits. Available to those with incomes at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), the QMB program covers virtually all Medicare cost-sharing obligations. Part B premiums, Part A premiums, if there are any, and any and all deductibles and co-insurance. QMB coverage is not retroactive.

The program’s benefits will begin the month after the month in which your client is found eligible. ** See special rules about cost-sharing for QMBs below - updated with new CMS directive issued January 2012 ** See NYC HRA QMB Recertification form ** Even if you do not have Part A automatically, because you did not have enough wages, you may be able to enroll in the Part A Buy-In Program, in which people eligible for QMB who do not otherwise have Medicare Part A may enroll, with Medicaid paying the Part A premium (Materials by the Medicare Rights Center). 2. Specifiedl Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB).

For those with incomes between 100% and 120% FPL, the SLMB program will cover Part B premiums only. SLMB is retroactive, however, providing coverage for three months prior to the month of application, as long as your client was eligible during those months. 3. Qualified Individual (QI-1).

For those with incomes between 120% and 135% FPL, and not receiving Medicaid, the QI-1 program will cover Medicare Part B premiums only. QI-1 is also retroactive, providing coverage for three months prior to the month of application, as long as your client was eligible during those months. However, QI-1 retroactive coverage can only be provided within the current calendar year. (GIS 07 MA 027) So if you apply in January, you get no retroactive coverage.

Q-I-1 recipients would be eligible for Medicaid with a spend-down, but if they want the Part B premium paid, they must choose between enrolling in QI-1 or Medicaid. They cannot be in both. It is their choice. DOH MRG p.

19. In contrast, one may receive Medicaid and either QMB or SLIMB. 4. Four Special Benefits of MSPs (in addition to NO ASSET TEST).

Benefit 1. Back Door to Medicare Part D "Extra Help" or Low Income Subsidy -- All MSP recipients are automatically enrolled in Extra Help, the subsidy that makes Part D affordable. They have no Part D deductible or doughnut hole, the premium is subsidized, and they pay very low copayments. Once they are enrolled in Extra Help by virtue of enrollment in an MSP, they retain Extra Help for the entire calendar year, even if they lose MSP eligibility during that year.

The "Full" Extra Help subsidy has the same income limit as QI-1 - 135% FPL. However, many people may be eligible for QI-1 but not Extra Help because QI-1 and the other MSPs have no asset limit. People applying to the Social Security Administration for Extra Help might be rejected for this reason. Recent (2009-10) changes to federal law called "MIPPA" requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to share eligibility data with NYSDOH on all persons who apply for Extra Help/ the Low Income Subsidy.

Data sent to NYSDOH from SSA will enable NYSDOH to open MSP cases on many clients. The effective date of the MSP application must be the same date as the Extra Help application. Signatures will not be required from clients. In cases where the SSA data is incomplete, NYSDOH will forward what is collected to the local district for completion of an MSP application.

The State implementing procedures are in DOH 2010 ADM-03. Also see CMS "Dear State Medicaid Director" letter dated Feb. 18, 2010 Benefit 2. MSPs Automatically Waive Late Enrollment Penalties for Part B Generally one must enroll in Part B within the strict enrollment periods after turning age 65 or after 24 months of Social Security Disability.

An exception is if you or your spouse are still working and insured under an employer sponsored group health plan, or if you have End Stage Renal Disease, and other factors, see this from Medicare Rights Center. If you fail to enroll within those short periods, you might have to pay higher Part B premiums for life as a Late Enrollment Penalty (LEP). Also, you may only enroll in Part B during the Annual Enrollment Period from January 1 - March 31st each year, with Part B not effective until the following July. Enrollment in an MSP automatically eliminates such penalties...

For life.. Even if one later ceases to be eligible for the MSP. AND enrolling in an MSP will automatically result in becoming enrolled in Part B if you didn't already have it and only had Part A. See Medicare Rights Center flyer.

Benefit 3. No Medicaid Lien on Estate to Recover MSP Benefits Paid Generally speaking, states may place liens on the Estates of deceased Medicaid recipients to recover the cost of Medicaid services that were provided after the recipient reached the age of 55. Since 2002, states have not been allowed to recover the cost of Medicare premiums paid under MSPs. In 2010, Congress expanded protection for MSP benefits.

Beginning on January 1, 2010, states may not place liens on the Estates of Medicaid recipients who died after January 1, 2010 to recover costs for co-insurance paid under the QMB MSP program for services rendered after January 1, 2010. The federal government made this change in order to eliminate barriers to enrollment in MSPs. See NYS DOH GIS 10-MA-008 - Medicare Savings Program Changes in Estate Recovery The GIS clarifies that a client who receives both QMB and full Medicaid is exempt from estate recovery for these Medicare cost-sharing expenses. Benefit 4.

SNAP (Food Stamp) benefits not reduced despite increased income from MSP - at least temporarily Many people receive both SNAP (Food Stamp) benefits and MSP. Income for purposes of SNAP/Food Stamps is reduced by a deduction for medical expenses, which includes payment of the Part B premium. Since approval for an MSP means that the client no longer pays for the Part B premium, his/her SNAP/Food Stamps income goes up, so their SNAP/Food Stamps go down. Here are some protections.

Do these individuals have to report to their SNAP worker that their out of pocket medical costs have decreased?. And will the household see a reduction in their SNAP benefits, since the decrease in medical expenses will increase their countable income?. The good news is that MSP households do NOT have to report the decrease in their medical expenses to the SNAP/Food Stamp office until their next SNAP/Food Stamp recertification. Even if they do report the change, or the local district finds out because the same worker is handling both the MSP and SNAP case, there should be no reduction in the household’s benefit until the next recertification.

New York’s SNAP policy per administrative directive 02 ADM-07 is to “freeze” the deduction for medical expenses between certification periods. Increases in medical expenses can be budgeted at the household’s request, but NYS never decreases a household’s medical expense deduction until the next recertification. Most elderly and disabled households have 24-month SNAP certification periods. Eventually, though, the decrease in medical expenses will need to be reported when the household recertifies for SNAP, and the household should expect to see a decrease in their monthly SNAP benefit.

It is really important to stress that the loss in SNAP benefits is NOT dollar for dollar. A $100 decrease in out of pocket medical expenses would translate roughly into a $30 drop in SNAP benefits. See more info on SNAP/Food Stamp benefits by the Empire Justice Center, and on the State OTDA website. Some clients will be automatically enrolled in an MSP by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) shortly after attaining eligibility for Medicare.

Others need to apply. The 2010 "MIPPA" law introduced some improvements to increase MSP enrollment. See 3rd bullet below. Also, some people who had Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act before they became eligible for Medicare have special procedures to have their Part B premium paid before they enroll in an MSP.

See below. WHO IS AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED IN AN MSP. Clients receiving even $1.00 of Supplemental Security Income should be automatically enrolled into a Medicare Savings Program (most often QMB) under New York State’s Medicare Savings Program Buy-in Agreement with the federal government once they become eligible for Medicare. They should receive Medicare Parts A and B.

Clients who are already eligible for Medicare when they apply for Medicaid should be automatically assessed for MSP eligibility when they apply for Medicaid. (NYS DOH 2000-ADM-7 and GIS 05 MA 033). Clients who apply to the Social Security Administration for Extra Help, but are rejected, should be contacted &. Enrolled into an MSP by the Medicaid program directly under new MIPPA procedures that require data sharing.

Strategy TIP. Since the Extra Help filing date will be assigned to the MSP application, it may help the client to apply online for Extra Help with the SSA, even knowing that this application will be rejected because of excess assets or other reason. SSA processes these requests quickly, and it will be routed to the State for MSP processing. Since MSP applications take a while, at least the filing date will be retroactive.

Note. The above strategy does not work as well for QMB, because the effective date of QMB is the month after the month of application. As a result, the retroactive effective date of Extra Help will be the month after the failed Extra Help application for those with QMB rather than SLMB/QI-1. Applying for MSP Directly with Local Medicaid Program.

Those who do not have Medicaid already must apply for an MSP through their local social services district. (See more in Section D. Below re those who already have Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act before they became eligible for Medicare. If you are applying for MSP only (not also Medicaid), you can use the simplified MSP application form (theDOH-4328(Rev.

8/2017-- English) (2017 Spanish version not yet available). Either application form can be mailed in -- there is no interview requirement anymore for MSP or Medicaid. See 10 ADM-04. Applicants will need to submit proof of income, a copy of their Medicare card (front &.

Back), and proof of residency/address. See the application form for other instructions. One who is only eligible for QI-1 because of higher income may ONLY apply for an MSP, not for Medicaid too. One may not receive Medicaid and QI-1 at the same time.

If someone only eligible for QI-1 wants Medicaid, s/he may enroll in and deposit excess income into a pooled Supplemental Needs Trust, to bring her countable income down to the Medicaid level, which also qualifies him or her for SLIMB or QMB instead of QI-1. Advocates in NYC can sign up for a half-day "Deputization Training" conducted by the Medicare Rights Center, at which you'll be trained and authorized to complete an MSP application and to submit it via the Medicare Rights Center, which submits it to HRA without the client having to apply in person. Enrolling in an MSP if you already have Medicaid, but just become eligible for Medicare Those who, prior to becoming enrolled in Medicare, had Medicaid through Affordable Care Act are eligible to have their Part B premiums paid by Medicaid (or the cost reimbursed) during the time it takes for them to transition to a Medicare Savings Program. In 2018, DOH clarified that reimbursement of the Part B premium will be made regardless of whether the individual is still in a Medicaid managed care (MMC) plan.

GIS 18 MA/001 Medicaid Managed Care Transition for Enrollees Gaining Medicare ( PDF) provides, "Due to efforts to transition individuals who gain Medicare eligibility and who require LTSS, individuals may not be disenrolled from MMC upon receipt of Medicare. To facilitate the transition and not disadvantage the recipient, the Medicaid program is approving reimbursement of Part B premiums for enrollees in MMC." The procedure for getting the Part B premium paid is different for those whose Medicaid was administered by the NYS of Health Exchange (Marketplace), as opposed to their local social services district. The procedure is also different for those who obtain Medicare because they turn 65, as opposed to obtaining Medicare based on disability. Either way, Medicaid recipients who transition onto Medicare should be automatically evaluated for MSP eligibility at their next Medicaid recertification.

NYS DOH 2000-ADM-7 Individuals can also affirmatively ask to be enrolled in MSP in between recertification periods. IF CLIENT HAD MEDICAID ON THE MARKETPLACE (NYS of Health Exchange) before obtaining Medicare. IF they obtain Medicare because they turn age 65, they will receive a letter from their local district asking them to "renew" Medicaid through their local district. See 2014 LCM-02.

Now, their Medicaid income limit will be lower than the MAGI limits ($842/ mo reduced from $1387/month) and they now will have an asset test. For this reason, some individuals may lose full Medicaid eligibility when they begin receiving Medicare. People over age 65 who obtain Medicare do NOT keep "Marketplace Medicaid" for 12 months (continuous eligibility) See GIS 15 MA/022 - Continuous Coverage for MAGI Individuals. Since MSP has NO ASSET limit.

Some individuals may be enrolled in the MSP even if they lose Medicaid, or if they now have a Medicaid spend-down. If a Medicare/Medicaid recipient reports income that exceeds the Medicaid level, districts must evaluate the person’s eligibility for MSP. 08 OHIP/ADM-4 ​If you became eligible for Medicare based on disability and you are UNDER AGE 65, you are entitled to keep MAGI Medicaid for 12 months from the month it was last authorized, even if you now have income normally above the MAGI limit, and even though you now have Medicare. This is called Continuous Eligibility.

EXAMPLE. Sam, age 60, was last authorized for Medicaid on the Marketplace in June 2016. He became enrolled in Medicare based on disability in August 2016, and started receiving Social Security in the same month (he won a hearing approving Social Security disability benefits retroactively, after first being denied disability). Even though his Social Security is too high, he can keep Medicaid for 12 months beginning June 2016.

Sam has to pay for his Part B premium - it is deducted from his Social Security check. He may call the Marketplace and request a refund. This will continue until the end of his 12 months of continues MAGI Medicaid eligibility. He will be reimbursed regardless of whether he is in a Medicaid managed care plan.

See GIS 18 MA/001 Medicaid Managed Care Transition for Enrollees Gaining Medicare (PDF) When that ends, he will renew Medicaid and apply for MSP with his local district. Individuals who are eligible for Medicaid with a spenddown can opt whether or not to receive MSP. (Medicaid Reference Guide (MRG) p. 19).

Obtaining MSP may increase their spenddown. MIPPA - Outreach by Social Security Administration -- Under MIPPA, the SSA sends a form letter to people who may be eligible for a Medicare Savings Program or Extra Help (Low Income Subsidy - LIS) that they may apply. The letters are. · Beneficiary has Extra Help (LIS), but not MSP · Beneficiary has no Extra Help (LIS) or MSP 6.

Enrolling in MSP for People Age 65+ who do Not have Free Medicare Part A - the "Part A Buy-In Program" Seniors WITHOUT MEDICARE PART A or B -- They may be able to enroll in the Part A Buy-In program, in which people eligible for QMB who are age 65+ who do not otherwise have Medicare Part A may enroll in Part A, with Medicaid paying the Part A premium. See Step-by-Step Guide by the Medicare Rights Center). This guide explains the various steps in "conditionally enrolling" in Part A at the SSA office, which must be done before applying for QMB at the Medicaid office, which will then pay the Part A premium. See also GIS 04 MA/013.

In June, 2018, the SSA revised the POMS manual procedures for the Part A Buy-In to to address inconsistencies and confusion in SSA field offices and help smooth the path for QMB enrollment. The procedures are in the POMS Section HI 00801.140 "Premium-Free Part A Enrollments for Qualified Medicare BenefiIaries." It includes important clarifications, such as. SSA Field Offices should explain the QMB program and conditional enrollment process if an individual lacks premium-free Part A and appears to meet QMB requirements. SSA field offices can add notes to the “Remarks” section of the application and provide a screen shot to the individual so the individual can provide proof of conditional Part A enrollment when applying for QMB through the state Medicaid program.

Beneficiaries are allowed to complete the conditional application even if they owe Medicare premiums. In Part A Buy-in states like NYS, SSA should process conditional applications on a rolling basis (without regard to enrollment periods), even if the application coincides with the General Enrollment Period. (The General Enrollment Period is from Jan 1 to March 31st every year, in which anyone eligible may enroll in Medicare Part A or Part B to be effective on July 1st). 7.

What happens after the MSP approval - How is Part B premium paid For all three MSP programs, the Medicaid program is now responsible for paying the Part B premiums, even though the MSP enrollee is not necessarily a recipient of Medicaid. The local Medicaid office (DSS/HRA) transmits the MSP approval to the NYS Department of Health – that information gets shared w/ SSA and CMS SSA stops deducting the Part B premiums out of the beneficiary’s Social Security check. SSA also refunds any amounts owed to the recipient. (Note.

This process can take awhile!. !. !. ) CMS “deems” the MSP recipient eligible for Part D Extra Help/ Low Income Subsidy (LIS).

​Can the MSP be retroactive like Medicaid, back to 3 months before the application?. ​The answer is different for the 3 MSP programs. QMB -No Retroactive Eligibility – Benefits begin the month after the month of the MSP application. 18 NYCRR § 360-7.8(b)(5) SLIMB - YES - Retroactive Eligibility up to 3 months before the application, if was eligible This means applicant may be reimbursed for the 3 months of Part B benefits prior to the month of application.

QI-1 - YES up to 3 months but only in the same calendar year. No retroactive eligibility to the previous year. 7. QMBs -Special Rules on Cost-Sharing.

QMB is the only MSP program which pays not only the Part B premium, but also the Medicare co-insurance. However, there are limitations. First, co-insurance will only be paid if the provide accepts Medicaid. Not all Medicare provides accept Medicaid.

Second, under recent changes in New York law, Medicaid will not always pay the Medicare co-insurance, even to a Medicaid provider. But even if the provider does not accept Medicaid, or if Medicaid does not pay the full co-insurance, the provider is banned from "balance billing" the QMB beneficiary for the co-insurance. Click here for an article that explains all of these rules.

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