The headline above could be about the crisis non-profit agencies providing supports and service for people with disabilities face in New York State. this story, however is about the same critical situation they face today in Illinois.
Strength in numbers brings political clout
“People with disabilities have been called a sleeping giant or a sleeping tiger,” said Lisa Schur, chair of the Rutgers Labor Studies and Employment Relations Department.
Contact our Policy Makers about Conflict Free Case Management Changes in NYS
Many in our field have a concern that there will be changes to Medicaid Service Coordination and we don’t want to see the people we support and their families lose their ability to choose their service coordinator or their provider.
Please let policy makers know that they must make the right choice. To that end, we are asking that our Affiliates and others in our field reach out to the people they support, their families, their service coordinators, and others and ask them to write letters expressing their concerns about impending changes to MSC in New York State. Please CLICK HERE to act now and send a letter to your representatives about this critical issue.
Counties Challenge State On Medicaid Cap Amendment
The NYS Court of Appeals is to hear arguments next week in a battle between counties and the state over certain Medicaid reimbursements.
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New York City Training Collaborative Receives Award From National DSP Group
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Don’t Set the Bar Too Low
Our society should tell people with disabilities they can work and live equally
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Medicade Overhaul is Coming to Providers
“It’s time for the provider community, families, advocates, self- advocates and others to articulate the safeguards, options and choices that must be part of any system, regardless of who the payer is or who’s making policy.” – Ed Matthews, Chief Executive Officer of UCP of NYC
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NYS Legislators Severely Underpaid?
A special panel with the power to give NYS Legislators their first raise since 1999 is mulling a 48 % salary hike.
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