New York Governor Kathy Hochul calls state’s self-directed care program a ‘racket’

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul last week told reporters that the state’s self-directed home care program has become a “racket.” While New York’s program – dubbed the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) – is unique, self- and consumer-directed home care has become a much more popular model over the last few years across the country. Hochul expressed her displeasure with the program during a conversation with Bloomberg News. She went on to call the program “one of the most abused programs in the history of New York,” adding that “something has to give.”