Hochul won't rule out delaying, changing CDPAP cuts
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday would not rule out changing, or delaying, planned cuts to a Medicaid program that helps disabled and elderly New Yorkers remain in their homes.
New York's Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program is scheduled to transition to one fiscal intermediary down from nearly 700. The state Health Department is slated to award a five-year, multi-billion dollar contract with a company by Oct. 1.
But new responses from the department about its bid process lacked basic information about the current program. DOH would not provide the number of FIs or home care workers under the program, or how many New Yorkers it serves.
Hochul said the $9 billion Medicaid program is unsustainable, but told reporters Monday she's open to more than one FI as the state works to meet the upcoming deadline.