Payment Options For Past-due Medicare Premiums
January 31, 2025Deferred Payment Agreements with PSEG
January 31, 2025Medicare To Be Accessible for Older Individuals Leaving Incarceration
In November, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
finalized a rule that narrows Medicare’s description of “custody” to physical
confinement. As a result of this change, effective January 1, 2025, Medicare-eligible older
adults and people with disabilities who are released to the community pending trial, on parole,
probation, home detention, or required to reside in halfway houses, will be able to access
Medicare coverage.
Additional rule changes will make it easier for people to enroll in Medicare at re-entry by
linking eligibility for the Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for formerly incarcerated
individuals to the Social Security Administration’s determination that they are no longer
incarcerated.
The Human Rights Project Re-Entry helps people who need help with reintegrating into the community after
facing criminal charges. We cover such topics and issues as: Employment discrimination, Section 8 issues,
Certificates of relief from civil disability/certificates of good conduct, Denial of a professional license, Denial of
employment due to prior neglect/abuse findings, Housing, Public benefits, and Consumer Debt. To be
screened for services, Nassau residents can call 516-292-8100 and Suffolk residents can call 631-232-2400.
