SOURCES & FACT DATES
Know where the numbers come from.
The source registry behind the guides. Dates and verification labels below come from the supplied editorial framework; pending items cannot be published.
Medicaid
- NY 2026 non-MAGI standards (via Futterman Lanza, Apr 2026; Kurre Schneps, Feb 2026)
As of 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - MedicaidLongTermCare.org NY eligibility (2026)
As of 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - NY elder-law publications of NYS DOH 2026 levels (Hancock Estabrook; Friedman & Ranzenhofer; FRB Law), cross-checked 2026-09-23
As of 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - Justice in Aging (H.R. 1 analysis, Apr 2026)
As of beginning in 2028 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - NY Medicaid transfer rules
As of 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - MedicaidEligibilityCalculator (Jul 2026); Brevy (Jul 2026)
As of 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - Morgan Lewis summary of the 2025 budget law
As of through December 31, 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - ASTHO / Morgan Lewis summaries of the 2025 budget law
As of beginning January 1, 2027 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified
Medicare
- CMS 2026 Medicare Parts A & B fact sheet
As of 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified
Veterans’ benefits
- VA pension rate tables / Federal Register 2026-02993
As of Dec 1, 2025 – Nov 30, 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - VA survivors pension rate tables
As of Dec 1, 2025 – Nov 30, 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - VA pension rate tables (via VA Loan Network summary)
As of Dec 1, 2025 – Nov 30, 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - 38 C.F.R. 3.276 (summarized by elder law sources)
As of 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - Federal Register 2026-02993
As of Dec 1, 2025 – Nov 30, 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - 38 U.S.C. §5503 (book checklist item)
As of 2026 · Registry verification: pending · verify
Western New York
- Aug 13 content-engine research (agent-verified local range)
As of 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-08-13 · verify
Care costs & local resources
- NYS DOH GIS 25 MA/14
As of 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - NYS DOH GIS 25 MA/14 (via Littman Krooks, Feb 2026)
As of 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey
As of 2025 survey · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey — Buffalo MSA
As of 2025 survey · Registry verification: pending · verify - Aug 13 research (NYS DOH ALP listings)
As of 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-08-13 · verify - NYS DOH press release, Apr 1 2025
As of since April 1, 2025 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - Erie County DSS
As of 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-08-13 · verify - Niagara County DSS
As of 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-08-13 · verify - Erie County NY Connects — Paying for Long Term Care
As of 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - NY Connects
As of 2026 · Registry verification: pending · verify - NY State of Health
As of 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - IPRO BFCC-QIO listing — Commence Health serves New York
As of 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - NYS OTDA fair hearings
As of 2026 · Registry verification: pending · verify - Derived: penalty_western × 12 ÷ 365
As of 2026 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - NYS DOH GIS 25-02
As of 2025 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified - NYS DOH GIS 21 MA/26
As of 2022 · Registry verification: 2026-09-23 · verified