But last year, this program was taken from us when the Governor fired all the local companies that managed it and handed CDPAP to one private equity- backed company, PPL. Advocates like me told the Governor about our serious concerns, yet she still went through with this ill-conceived transition.
Read MoreThe deal could benefit 200,000 aides, and includes at least $25 million to compensate for wage deductions that New York Focus extensively reported on.
Read MoreThe company behind the rocky overhaul of a massive home health care service in New York has agreed to pay out $160 million to thousands of workers as part of a class-action settlement over unpaid wages.
Read MoreThe Justice Department accused officials of failing to police a vendor it said had siphoned off millions of dollars. A spokeswoman for Gov. Kathy Hochul called the suit an attempt to weaponize the justice system.
Read MoreIf budgets are "moral documents," what does it mean that the New York State budget, passed in the wee hours of Thursday morning, leaves 450,000 New Yorkers without health insurance coverage and severely delays the state's response to the climate crisis?
Read MoreLawmakers want to empower the state Legislature following an investigation into Gov. Kathy Hochul’s changes to a $9 billion Medicaid home care program.
Read MoreNew 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.
Read MoreHome 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.
Read MoreIt 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.
Read MoreAmid missed payments and pay disparities, home care agency comes under fire by the New York State Senate.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MorePublic 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreALBANY – A worker with the firm at the center of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s scandal-plagued Medicaid homecare program allegedly siphoned off cash from potentially thousands of participants.
Read MoreThe president of the company charged with running New York’s popular Consumer Directed Personal Assistant Program, or CDPAP, is stepping down amid the state's tumultuous transition to a single fiscal intermediary.
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