Hochul's homecare program havoc leaves thousands of workers unpaid as federal court steps in

Governor Hochul's Medicaid program overhauling has resulted in serious payment issues for homecare aides, jeopardizing vulnerable consumers. Following a court intervention, an extension was granted for workers in the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program amid reports that only 100,000 out of 160,000 aides have been paid during the transition to a new payment firm. With widespread errors in payments and many aides receiving nothing, the situation remains critical, creating concerns over the wellbeing of dependence on these essential care services.

"The state needs to take action immediately. At this point, most people have been negotiating with their workers to get assistance during this crisis so we haven't yet seen people go to emergency rooms." - Brooke Erickson

"I wasn't paid by PPL this week. I don't know if I'm going to be paid by the PPL." - Tara Murphy

"He was able to front one of the aides $200, but critics worry thousands of the program's nearly 280,000 original consumers will be left without care..."

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