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Jason Helgerson, NYS Medicaid Director Meets NYC Families on 6/12
MEDICAID CHANGES IN STORE: WHAT WILL HAPPEN?
How Will the Dollars Be Allocated?
HEAR FROM THE PERSON WHO WILL DECIDE
JASON HELGERSON
New York State Medicaid Director
MONDAY, JUNE 12th
6 – 8pm
IAC
150 West 30th Street, 15th Floor
Here are some of our questions:
How will changes to the Medicaid dollars affect our families?
What are the plans for Managed Care for people with ID/DD?
SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS HERE: Questions@nycfair.org
These two articles lay out the situation
How Will Trump’s New Plan to Replace Obamacare Affect You? U.S Economics
Trump Budget Guts Medicaid, Disability Programs Disability Scoop
REGISTER WITH NYC FAIR:
http://bit.ly/2qwUSoC
Be patient with the link
INDICATE YOUR LOCATION PREFERENCE
ON THE REGISTRATION FORM
- VIDEO CONFERENCING WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THESE OTHER LOCATIONS FOR THE MEETING WITH JASON HELGERSON
Staten Island: PCCS, 150 Granite Ave, SI, NY - Nassau County: FREE, 191Bethpage – Sweethollow Road, Old Bethpage, NY
- Rockland County: The ARC of Rockland, 25 Hemlock Drive, Congers, NY
- Ulster / Greene Counties: 471 Albany Ave., Kingston, NY
- Suffolk: DDI, 99 Hollywood Drive, Smithtown NY.Call- In #: 646-780-0451, PIN: 314-512-500 #
Translation Available if Requested Before June 1st
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For Policy Wonks: Also on June 12th, from 10:30 – Noon:
Mr Helgerson will attend the Medicaid Advocates Meeting. It deals with more technical and large-scale policy issues. Agenda items include DSRIP and Self-Direction.
Here are detailed instructions to attend this meeting and the proposed agenda.
A MORE GENERAL DISCUSSION OF HOW MEDICAID MAY IMPACT PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE EVENING
Coming Next Week:
Information about pending legislation concerning: Changes in Justice Center Reporting, Changes in 17A Guardianship Rules, the FAIR ACT, AND the implications of the proposed federal budget to programs for IDD.
Heastie: All sides agree on more money for direct care workers: Politico – 3/15/17
FROM: Politico, March 15, 2017
Heastie: All sides agree on more money for direct care workers
By Josefa Velasquez
03/15/2017 02:10 PM EDT
ALBANY — The Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo appear to have reached an agreement to fund wage increase for direct care workers, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Wednesday, but details are still elusive.
“Money for direct care workers, I think that’s something we all agree … that’s a perfect example where I think all sides agree on more money,” Heastie told reporters.
Direct care employers, those who work with the elderly and disabled, have been complaining that the increase in the minimum wage, while a positive for the state overall, means it will be harder to recruit and retain employees if they can earn as much working at a fast food restaurant.
The Assembly’s one-house budget proposal includes $45 million for direct care workers beginning in April, the start of the fiscal year.
While the Senate also supports $45 million for direct care workers, its one-house budget resolution calls for $11.25 million for the implementation of direct care workers’ salary increase beginning Jan. 1, 2018, the final quarter of the fiscal year.
A spokesman for the state’s budget division remained non-committal, despite Heastie’s remarks.
“Budget negotiations on this and hundreds of other issues continue,” said budget spokesman Morris Peters.
A spokesman for bFair2DirectCare — a coalition that includes nonprofits that serve the developmentally disabled — lauded the Legislature for committing to wage increases for direct care workers.
“We are hopeful that the final budget will include this funding to start providing direct care workers with a living wage,” said spokesman Steve Greenberg. “We hope it will start as soon as possible because the crisis is real and it’s upon us today and clearly lawmakers, Democrats and Republican, Senate and Assembly recognize this crisis that direct care agencies are facing and it requires immediate attention.”
To view online:
http://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2017/03/heastie-all-sides-agree-on-more-money-for-direct-care-workers-110395
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ALERT: MORE CALLS NEEDED!
COALITION OF FAMILIES FOR DIRECT SUPPORT STAFF
IN SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
c/o Margaret Puddington, 562 West End Avenue, 2A, New York, N.Y. 10024, (212) 799-2042
FAMILIES, DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATION STAFF
CALL THE GOVERNOR
AND YOUR LEGISLATORS
RIGHT AWAY!!!!!
Governor Cuomo did not include funding to implement a minimum wage increase for low wage workers in programs for people with developmental disabilities or in school programs in his 30 day amendments.
Therefore, we are launching a second round of calls and letters to legislators and the Governor imploring them to include such funding in the final budget agreement.
Governor Cuomo MUST add funding for his proposed minimum wage increase in his budget amendments.
- Governor Cuomo has proposed a $15 minimum wage for all. But he failed to include funding to raise the salaries for Direct Support Professionals, Special Education staff, and other low-wage workers in non-profit agencies.
- Non-profit providers cannot raise wages without additional funding from the state. These providers rely exclusively on the state for funding; they have no other sources of revenue (unlike McDonald’s, which can raise its prices or cut profits).
CALL the Governor, Your Senator and Assemblymember, and SAY:
Governor Cuomo and our legislators MUST PROVIDE FUNDING in the budget for the $15 minimum wage proposal!
Non-profit organizations funded by the state provide services to people with developmental disabilities. But non-profit providers cannot raise wages for their staff without additional state funding.
Direct support and special education staff are highly trained and bear tremendous responsibility. They deserve more than the minimum wage. The state must provide funding for appropriate increases for the staff who work tirelessly caring for people with developmental disabilities.
CONTACT Information:
- Governor (518) 474 -1041 and press 3 to speak to an assistant
- Senate switchboard (518) 455–2800 – and ask for your Senator. You can find your Senator at http://www.nysenate.gov/ Urge your Senator to call the Governor and tell him to fund his $15 minimum wage.
- Assembly switchboard (518) 455-4100 – and ask for your Assemblymember. You can find your Assemblymember athttp://assembly.state.ny.us/ Urge your Assemblymember to call the Governor and tell him to fund his $15 minimum wage.
OR
- Go to IACNY.org to automatically send emails andfind your local legislators to tell the Governor to fund his minimum wage proposal. Click Legislative Action, then click Get Involved.
- Or send your own letter to:
The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo
Governor of New York State
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224
THANK YOU!
ALERT: MORE CALLS NEEDED!
CP of NYS’s: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2015- 2016 NEW YORK STATE BUDGET
Download PDF: budget hightlights cp state
FROM CP of NYS News: 4/3/15
NYS BUDGET UPDATE
The New York State Legislature passed the final 2015-2016 State Budget bills late in the evening of March 31, just before the April 1 deadline, with the Senate adjourning before midnight and the Assembly adjourning after midnight. Because the Assembly had not adjourned, the budget bill was considered to be passed on March 31 and on time. This stopping the clock provides a clear indication of the importance that Governor Cuomo and Legislative Leaders put on having an “on-time” budget for the fifth year in a row. The bills that were not voted on until late in the evening were printed only hours before with the Education Reform and Ethics Reform bills among the last to be finished.
There have been a number of surprises in the Final Budget, among them is the elimination of the sales tax on yachts over $230,000 and small planes (under 20 passengers).
The $142 billion New York State Budget agreement includes spending in the following categories:
* Total State Operating Funds: $94.25 billion; 2.0% growth
* Public School Aid: $23.5 billion; 6.1% growth
* Medicaid: $17.741 billion; 4.6% growth
* $5.4 billion in financial settlement funds for: $1.5 billion for the Upstate Revitalization Initiative and $500 million for statewide broadband.
While all these programs received substantial funding increases, programs, supports and services for people with developmental disabilities received minimal to no increase.
Highlights of the 2015-2016 NYS Budget funding bills and Article VII language bills can be found HERE
Barbara Crosier: mailto:bcrosier@cpofnys.org