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Tuesday September 27
2016
 Advocating for Durable Medical Equipment Coverage for Clients

In this session, you’ll learn about Durable Medical Equipment, what it is, how it is paid for, and how to appeal a denial for coverage. This training will be particularly helpful for health, disability, public benefits, and HIV advocates. Christy Asbee from Disability Rights New York will first detail what DME is and how to obtain a device. Then, she’ll explain DME coverage requirements for Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, and other funding avenues, and cover the role a vendor can play in the process. In the final hour, you’ll learn useful skills, tips, and tricks to process a prior approval for DME, and appeal a denial of Medicaid coverage for a prescribed device. You will leave this training with a robust understanding of DME, how it can be paid for, and the Medicaid administrative review process. 

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  • When
    Tuesday, September 27, 2016
    2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location
    Legal Services NYC - Central
    40 Worth St., 6th floor
    New York, NY 10013
  • CLE Credits
    Skills: 1.00
    Areas of Professional Practice: 2.00
  • Format
    Traditional Live Classroom
  • Practice Area(s)
    Disability
    HIV
    Public Benefits
    Elder Law
  • Price: $120

About the Faculty

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    Christina Asbee (Speaker)

    Christy Asbee is a program director and attorney at Disability Rights New York. She serves NYS residents with disabilities receiving, interested in receiving, or having difficulty obtaining assistive technology. Christy has helped individuals receive devices such as motorized wheelchairs, speech generating devices, computers and training services, and the like through the VA, state and private health insurance providers, schools, employers, and other funding agencies. Her work helps people live independently, meet educational goals, and find and maintain employment. Christy received her J.D. from Vermont Law School in 2011. Prior to law school, she received a B.S. from Elmhurst College in Chicago, IL, attended Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain, and worked for two years in Akita, Japan.