As NYLAG attorneys continue to fight to protect access to home care for participants of the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), Gothamist health care reporter Caroline Lewis reported on the latest developments in Engesser et al v. McDonald:
New York state health officials have agreed to extend the timeline to overhaul a $9 billion home care program after insisting for months that the changeover was going smoothly and would be completed on schedule.
The agreement was reached Wednesday between the state and attorneys representing health care consumers with chronic illnesses and disabilities who said they were at risk of having their care disrupted if the state’s plan wasn’t delayed.
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A group of home care consumers, represented by the nonprofit New York Legal Assistance Group, sued the state Department of Health on March 26 to delay the overhaul. The judge in the case ordered state officials to negotiate with the organization over a new transition plan, which resulted in the parties reaching an agreement on an extension Wednesday evening.
Read the full piece published in Gothamist on April 10, 2025.
