Why is the State jeopardizing health insurance for home care workers?

The State of New York is knowingly putting health insurance coverage for thousands of home care workers at risk. This is an unintended consequence of hiring a single fiscal intermediary (FI) for the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), a Medicaid-funded arrangement that pays wages to home care workers selected by low-income elderly and disabled New Yorkers. It’s a problem that’s also well within the State’s power to prevent.