The more than 600 fiscal intermediaries statewide allows elderly and disabled people to hire and manage personal assistants. Critics say the governor’s executive budget would cut that number by at…
Advocates predict that changes proposed by the governor could reduce the number of ‘fiscal intermediaries,’ who help administer the Medicaid program that pays for home-health aides, by 90 percent.
Bill de Blasio’s $100 million investment to guarantee healthcare coverage for all New Yorkers has raised questions about the health of the public hospital network.
The Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program or CDPAP pays for home-health aides and family caregivers. The state recently has subjected the program to major changes and more might be coming.
Too many New Yorkers who rely on Medicaid are not being diagnosed and treated in a timely manner due to the lack of blood allergy testing—in part because our state…
