06 Sep 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. READ THE ARTICLE HERE ...
02 Sep 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...
02 Sep 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. READ MORE HERE ...
10 Aug New York City Training Collaborative Receives Award From National DSP Group
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05 Aug Don’t Set the Bar Too Low
Our society should tell people with disabilities they can work and live equally READ THE ARTICLE HERE The articles linked to this page are provided as a public service by CP of NYS, and do not necessarily reflect the views of CP of NYS, its Board of...
04 Aug 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...
03 Aug 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. READ THE ARTICLE HERE The articles linked to this page are provided as a public service by CP of NYS, and do not necessarily reflect...