ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — A federal judge has temporarily delayed the implementation of the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) transition for some agencies until Friday. The transition from CDPAP to Public Partnerships Limited (PPL) was initially set to take effect today.
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Governor Kathy Hochul faced calls to delay the transition amid concerns over its execution. The National Employment Law Project highlighted that only a small fraction of homecare workers were enrolled with the new provider on the eve of its effective date. The organization also raised concerns about the state's decision to choose an out-of-state, private corporation to manage the program, noting that many healthcare workers are at risk of losing their benefits.
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Judge Sonia Sotomayor denied an application to halt the state's CDPAP transition. Governor Hochul addressed the transition at a recent roundtable, stating, "I've always cared about my number one priority are the patients and their caregivers. There's a reason this went from a 2.5 billion dollar program just a few years ago to a 9 billion dollar program. One of the biggest abuses of Medicaid."
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