<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1O57zM_0wF344wq00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1O57zM_0wF344wq00" width="1320" height="743" >Albany — The company charged with managing the State's Home Care program (CDPAP), Public Partnerships LLC, say their goal is to have the program fully operational by April 1st. 250,000 people use this $9 billion Medicaid program right now.Some have questioned the timeline of the rollout and transition, concerned that care will be affected, and wages could be lost. PPL Chief Growth and Security Officer Maria Perrin says they have 50 programs across 21 states, so they have a framework for what a rollout like this should look like.That rollout will include removing the more than 600 fiscal intermediaries across the State, with PPL looking to bring that number down to about 30.The State made this decision on October 1st, citing Comptroller and other reports that some of the programs in CDPAP were found to be abusing the system, including one recently being indicted by the U.S. Attorney's office for fraud.PPL has faced criticism about their company's management and wage theft cases in the past, but Perrin says they have the structures in place to mitigate any issues."Oppositions to changes in the programs are going to create a narrative that is negative about it, whether the information is true or not true, and a lot of it was not true, most of it or it was really, maybe misrepresented," Perrin says. "So I would say that, you know, for people who are in CDPAP and concerned, I would say a lot of what you heard was trying to pull bits and pieces from over a decade ago, much of which was misrepresented. We've implemented more than 50 programs in the last decade, and you know, they're going well. We have long standing clients. We have a lot of our consumers and our personal assistant caregivers who really appreciate being part of the program, and our intent is to make this as seamless as possible. That's why we have incorporated the partners as well, so that, you know, there's a lot of resources, there's a lot of experience, there's a lot of capacity here, so that this transition can be managed with the consumers and the caregivers at the heart and of the top concern."She says at this time, they've identified 30 partners throughout different regions in the state, hoping to address specific needs in certain communities."So we look at things such as not only geographic region and having enough service providers in each region, but also, do they have the right language capabilities," she says. "Do they have the right experience serving, the special needs population, certain disabilities, different cultural and religion, religious considerations. So that's how we choose the partners. And, you know, I think we have a really robust set right now, but as we identify other capability and community needs, we'll add additional ones."PPL will conduct virtual and in-person live forums starting in November, with multiple events every month to help answer questions. They are planning on opening a customer service center on the coming months as well. They also encourage those who use, or work within CDPAP, to go to pplfirst.com for more information.</div></body>

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Albany — The company charged with managing the State's Home Care program (CDPAP), Public Partnerships LLC, say their goal is to have the program fully operational by April 1st. 250,000 people use this $9 billion Medicaid program right now. Some have questioned the timeline of the rollout and transition,...