Senator Patrick M. Gallivan, the ranking member of the Senate Health Committee, took part in a joint Senate hearing focused on New York State’s transition of its Consumer Directed Personal Assistant Program (CDPAP) to a single statewide fiscal intermediary, Public Partnerships LLC. The hearing included members from both the Health Committee and the Government Operations and Investigations Committee.
During the session, Senators questioned various stakeholders about how this change is affecting families, with particular attention to enrollment processes, transparency, oversight, and accountability within the program.
“The state’s transition from more than 600 fiscal intermediaries to just one has been tumultuous from the start, lacking transparency and causing great concern for program participants,” Senator Gallivan said. “Questions remain about the selection of the lone provider and whether the promised savings to the state have been achieved. Hearing directly from departments, stakeholders, health care experts and others will help us determine how best to ensure families get the care and services they deserve moving forward.”
The Senate Minority Conference had previously raised concerns about moving oversight of CDPAP to a single fiscal intermediary. Nearly 300,000 residents in New York currently rely on this program.
