What is FIDA in medical terms?
FIDA: Medicaid and Medicare together – for better health, and a better life! FIDA is a personal health care plan that´s centered on you. One plan that brings together the resources of Medicare and Medicaid. A plan that gives you all the care you need in one place.
Does FIDA cover Medicare?
In other words, FIDA covers all the benefits that you may receive through your managed long term care (MLTC) plan, Original Medicare or your Medicare Advantage plan, and your Part D plan. Pay no new or additional deductibles, premiums, or copayments/coinsurance to the plan.
Can I leave FIDA?
Have the right to leave FIDA at any time and for any reason. If you decide to do so, you will continue to receive all of your Medicaid long term care benefits through the MLTC program and all of your Medicare benefits through Original Medicare or a Medicare Advantage plan, and a Part D plan.
What is FIDA insurance?
In other words, FIDA covers all the benefits that your clients may receive through their managed long term care (MLTC) plan, Original Medicare or their Medicare Advantage plan, and their Part D plan. Have a 90-day continuity of care period to be able to adjust to the program.
How does FIDA work?
What will FIDA do for you? 1 You can collaborate with other providers as part of a care team to develop a single, customized care plan to address all of your client´s specific needs. 2 You can save time as the FIDA Care Manager will document your client´s care plan, and any changes to it, help your client schedule appointments and arrange for transportation, and keep you in the loop about any services or care your client receives. 3 You can help decrease avoidable hospitalizations and emergency care visits by having more opportunities to speak with your clients to make sure they understand and follow the goals of their care plan. 4 You can spare your office staff the complication of sending claims to multiple payers. Most FIDA plans have one claims address and process for both Medicare and Medicaid services.
How to contact New York Medicaid?
For questions about benefits, provider networks or how to enroll into FIDA, your clients can call New York Medicaid Choice at 1-855-600-3432 (TTY users: 1-888-329-1541; for a free interpreter: 1-855-600-3432). For the list of FIDA plans, you can also go to: www.nymedicaidchoice.com.
Can I leave FIDA?
Have the right to leave FIDA at any time and for any reason. If they decide to do so, they will continue to receive all of their Medicaid long term care benefits through the MLTC program and all of their Medicare benefits through Original Medicare or a Medicare Advantage plan, and a Part D plan.
When will the final call letter for Medicare be released?
On April 1, 2019 , the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Final Call Letter and Rate Announcement#N#(link is external)#N#outlining guidance for the 2020 plan year for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, including Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) and Medicare-Medicaid Plans (MMPs) under the Financial Alignment Initiative.
When is Medicare contract year 2021?
On May 22, 2020 , the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Contract Year (CY) 2021 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule (CMS-4190-F1) that finalizes a subset of the proposals from the February 18, 2020 proposed rule (85 FR 9002). This first final rule implements certain changes before the CY 2021 bid deadline (due by statute on the first Monday in June) stemming from the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA of 2018) and the 21st Century Cures Act.
How to select a new Medicare FIDE SNP plan?
You can select a new Medicare FIDE SNP plan by calling 1-800 MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227, TTY#: 1-877-486-2048) , 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. At www.Medicare.gov, you will find a MedicarePlanFinder that will let you know which FIDE SNP plansare available in your county.
Is a FIDE SNP voluntary?
Enrollment in a FIDE SNP is completely voluntary. No one is required to enroll. Ifyour health plan says you must enroll in the FIDE SNP, please contact the State Medicaid Hotline to report it: 1-800-356-1561.
