
Critics are furious about Gov. Kathy Hochul and state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s new plan to crack down on New York’s allegedly fraud-ridden $8 billion Medicaid homecare program. The governor and Heastie (D-Bronx) are said to be in agreement on overhauling the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program — which allows New Yorkers to get paid to take care of loved ones — as part of the ongoing state budget talks. The program currently operates using hundreds of businesses and non-profits that essentially work as payroll agents between Medicaid and CDPAP...