Act Now: Tell DOH Cuts to CDPA Are Harmful to Consumers and Workers!
This is a busy time in our fight to #SaveCDPA. At the same time we are fighting Governor Cuomo’s efforts to put in place more cuts through his Medicaid Redesign Team, we are also continuing to fight the draconian cuts to the program from last year. And right...#Save CDPA Alert: Tell Governor Cuomo that CDPA jobs are real jobs!
The above picture is from Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget address today. He is citing a Daily News Editorial from yesterday, which said, in part, “The Medicaid-funded personal care industry added 36,000 new jobs in the first nine months of 2019,...2019 NY Personal Assistant Wage Impact Survey: Participants Needed.
The CDPAANYS Consumer Advocates Workgroup has developed this survey to gain a better understanding of how disabled residents receive and manage consumer directed personal care services. This survey serves to shed light on what impact, if any, the current Medicaid...ACA Non-Discrimination Protections Rollback Proposed: Submit Comments by August 13
Via NCIL.org -the advocacy monitor On June 14, 2019, the Trump Administration published a proposed regulation that would roll back the nondiscrimination protections under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section 1557 is the provision of the ACA that...ADVOCACY NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER TO SAVE CDPA
On July 1, the NYS Department of Health (DOH) issued policy guidance to implement changes in reimbursement to Consumer Directed Personal Assistance (CDPA) Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs). The new policy severely cuts the reimbursement FIs will receive to operate and...
