ROCHESTER, N.Y. — CDPAP enrollees, home care workers and advocates criticized the healthcare plan offered by Public Partnerships, LLC, also known as PPL, on Wednesday.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT) — Home care workers, consumers and advocates rallied in Albany on Thursday for more transparency and oversight of the state’s CDPAP home care program.
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It was a cold Thursday in February, even with a warm sun blazing through Western New York’s arctic skies. In Buffalo, you take what you can get. But like warm weather in winter, what you get often isn’t enough...Such is the story for home care workers and consumers in Western New York.
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Lawmakers want to empower the state Legislature following an investigation into Gov. Kathy Hochul’s changes to a $9 billion Medicaid home care program.
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Lawmakers grilled state health officials and advocates for nearly 10 hours at the joint budget hearing.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul faced criticism Tuesday from a member of the public inside a shopping mall near Albany over her Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP).
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In the last few weeks, new information has come to light regarding New York State’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, as many consumers continue their advocacy against the company running the program.
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New York health care plans are concerned the company that oversees the state’s $9 billion Medicaid home care program is attempting to violate its own contract.
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A health insurer offering shoddy coverage to low-wage workers at taxpayer expense will be replaced next year. But will what comes next be any better?
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Home care advocates warn that requiring the use of E-Verify, the federal employment verification program, could incorrectly bar immigrant workers from the industry and disrupt New York's CDPAP program.
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On Wednesday afternoon, New Yorkers who are enrolled in a Medicaid-funded home care program rallied outside the State Capitol calling on the Hochul administration to extend an Oct. 1 deadline for their caregivers to complete required paperwork.
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Public Partnerships set an Oct. 1 deadline for personal assistants, but workers say they found out about the requirement too late.
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Thousands of home care workers statewide have an Oct. 1 deadline to be recertified, but many are scrambling to complete a required physical exam in time.
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It was revealed Friday that Public Partnerships LLC admitted in a letter to state lawmakers that a key aspect of their testimony during at a legislative hearing two weeks ago looking into New York’s troubled CDPAP transition was inaccurate.
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Amid missed payments and pay disparities, home care agency comes under fire by the New York State Senate.
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The program, which helps disabled and chronically ill New Yorkers, has had issues with timely pay and service since the state brought in a new operator to save money.
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Public Partnerships LLC's most recognized public face, President Maria Perrin, plans to leave her post in the next 60 days according to the company. A PPL spokesperson says Perrin announced her plans to depart on Friday, and that she is “transitioning” out of the role to support other Medicaid-focused organizations.
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The company in charge of managing the state’s home health care program has a new leader. The Times Union reports that Public Partnerships LLC has hired a new CEO. Vince Coppola handed over the reins to Miki Kapoor in the last few months.
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The president of Public Partnerships LLC announced she would transition out of her role. This comes after the C.E.O. resigned. The changes were first reported by the Times Union. On Tuesday NEWS10 confirmed the departure of the C.F.O. as well.
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