On June 30, Governor Hochul released the Final Report for the State’s first-ever Master Plan for Aging (MPA). It has been a product of state agencies and selected stakeholders over the past two years. With more than 100 proposals in the report. StateWide will be...

A new state rule will be in effect starting 9/1/25 that will make it harder to qualify for Medicaid coverage for home care services if your needs are for assistance with less than three activities of daily living.  There are some nuances to this rule, so it's best to...

NYS CONSUMER DIRECTED MEDICAID HOME CARE GETS AN EXTENSION  A federal judge has delayed the requirement to be using the new single fiscal intermediary (FI) until June 6.  Note: home care users will have until May 15 to enroll in the new system and workers will have...

SOCIAL SECURITY MAINTAINS PHONE SERVICE In a reversal, the Social Security Administration withdrew their planned shift scheduled for April 14, that would have required new applicants and those making changes to their direct deposit accounts to make an...