As NYLAG attorneys continue to fight to protect access to home care for participants of the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), City & State senior state politics reporter Rebecca C. Lewis reported on the latest developments in Engesser et al v. McDonald. A Proposed Preliminary Injunction submitted by the parties on April 9, 2025, would extend the deadline for patients and their personal assistants to register with and transition to a new fiscal intermediary:
The contentious fight over New York’s transition to a single fiscal intermediary to administer a popular Medicaid home health care program could soon come to an end. The state Department of Health and the New York Legal Assistance Group have agreed to a proposed preliminary injunction that would extend the deadline for patients to register with Public Partnership LLC, while permitting home care workers to continue getting paid by other companies until fully registered with PPL.
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On the other side, advocates were a little more muted, suggesting that the proposal will offer needed relief to consumers and workers alike for whom the transition has been causing stress. “Plaintiffs’ counsel believes that this joint proposal will make a huge difference to CDPAP participants,” said Elizabeth Jois, a supervising attorney in New York Legal Assistance Group’s Special Litigation Unit who represents the plaintiffs. “We know this has been an incredibly stressful time (for) CDPAP participants, and we believe this is a critical step forward in maintaining access to care.”
Read the full piece published in City & State New York on April 9, 2025.
