Hepatitis B and C Task Force and Coalition members

Hepatitis B and C Task Force and Coalition members,



NYC HBV and HCV service providers have requested additional education and training in order to facilitate the process of providing care to hepatitis B & C patients who have Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare, Medicare Managed Care, SSI, SSD, a combination of several of these, or who are not eligible for any health insurance at all.



Through the “Navigating Medicaid & Medicare: Hepatitis B & C Special Issues Training,” service providers will have an opportunity to:

* Improve their knowledge of the details of these systems;
* Share best practices with other HBV and HCV service providers throughout NYC;
* Establish personal contact with leaders in the field;
* Ask specific HBV and HCV questions that may be difficult to address in general trainings; and
* Provide feedback about the experience of working within these systems and how they could be improved to better meet the needs of their patients.



Please consider registering for this training, as well as passing the information along to others who would benefit. See below and attached for the training agenda.



Please also fill out the brief online pre-training survey. The purpose of the survey to find out exactly what obstacles providers face in working with these systems so that they can be specifically addressed in the training.



Thank you and I look forward to seeing you there,

Nirah Johnson, LMSW

Community Projects Specialist ~ Office of Viral Hepatitis Coordination ~ NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene ~ 125 Worth Street , Room 326. New York , NY 10013 ~ (212) 341-0432 ~ njohnso2@health.nyc.gov ~ Office of Viral Hepatitis Coordination Website ~ NYC Hepatitis B Coalition Website ~ NYC Hepatitis C Task Force Group



Register now!

Navigating Medicaid & Medicare:

Hepatitis B & C Special Issues Training

26 Federal Plaza, 6th Floor Conference Center, Manhattan , 10278

February 25th and April 12th ~ 8:30 AM - 5 PM



The NYC Hepatitis C Task Force & Hepatitis B Coalition have partnered with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop a two part specialized training for Hepatitis B & C Service Providers.



The training is designed for all service providers who work with hepatitis B or C patients

Administrators, Program Managers & Directors

Medical Providers

Benefits or Health Insurance Specialists

Social Workers, Case Managers

Patient Advocates



PART 1: February 25th

* Medicare A, B & D ~ Debra Smith, CMS
* Medicare Managed Care Basics and Beneficiary Protections ~ Dayle Berke, CMS
* Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder and Options Compare ~ Frank Winter, CMS
* Medicaid Eligibility and Coverage Basics ~ Maria Ortiz-Quesada, HRA
* Medicaid Tips for working with HBV & HCV Populations ~ Hannah Rosenblum, Urban Justice Center
* APG Medicaid Reform & HBV/HCV Treatment Reimbursement Update ~ Franklin Laufer, NYS DOH
* Medicaid Managed Care Overview & Continuity of Care ~ Maria Perez, NYC DOHMH & Maria Ortiz-Quesada, HRA
* Q & A with Expert Panel



PART 2: April 12th

* Overview of Available Drug Coverage: Medicaid, Part D, EPIC Prescription Drug Assistance Programs ~ Frank Winter, CMS & Gema Diaz, EPIC
* Coordination of Benefits: Medicaid-Medicare Dual Eligible, Medicare & Medicaid Managed Care, and other Sources of Coverage ~ Coordination of Benefits Contractor, CMS
* Advanced Medicare and Medicaid – Beneficiary Liability and Access Issues ~ Frank Winter, CMS
* Social Security ~ Everett Lo, Social Security Administration
* Strategies for Managing Medicaid Complications for Social Security Beneficiaries ~ Hannah Rosenblum, Urban Justice Center
* Breakout Sessions:
o Resources for the Uninsured ~ Jenny Rejeske, New York Immigration Coalition
o Drug Treatment and Mental Health Benefits
* Q & A with Expert Panel



Pre-Training Survey:

Ensure that your questions will be answered by completing a brief online survey: http://ViralHepMedicaidMedicare.questionpro.com



To Register Contact:

Frank Winter Frank.Winter@cms.hhs.gov ~ (212) 616-2355

Or Nirah Johnson njohnso2@health.nyc.gov ~ (212) 341-0432

The Training is Free of Charge