Home Health Care News August 20, 2024
The pushback against looming changes to New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) continues. A group of businesses are fighting Gov. Kathy Hochul’s shake up of the program in a recent lawsuit.
New York’s CDPAP allows people who need home-based care to hire a caregiver of their choosing. Generally, this means informal caregivers. The program compensates caregivers for their services, and there are about 700 businesses that serve as fiscal intermediaries.
As part of New York’s 2025 budget passing, the State Department of Health has announced its intention to cast aside the majority of fiscal intermediaries, in favor of just one.
The lawsuit — which was filed against the Department of Health in Albany Supreme Court on Friday —...
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