Everything we predicted has occurred. Even though we have been speaking out for months about how erasing all CDPA FI’s and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to transition to a single company within a 3 month timeline is disastrous — we were entirely ignored. Unfortunately, we were correct. Beginning April 1st, SO MANY disabledContinue reading “Urgent call to action: CDPAP is crashing”
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Oh New York, How the Mighty Have Fallen
A 2025 Update from DNY ADAPT’s Medicaid Advocacy Group For years, disabled New Yorkers have endured relentless and deliberate attacks not only on our healthcare services but on our very ability to live safely in the community. Former Governor Cuomo gutted the Medicaid program by proposing massive cuts and stricter eligibility criteria for home careContinue reading “Oh New York, How the Mighty Have Fallen”
DNY ADAPT 2025-26 Budget Position Statement
Re: 2025 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Health Dear Senator Krueger and Assembly Member Pretlow: These comments are submitted on behalf of Downstate New York ADAPT, a chapter of National ADAPT, the nation’s largest grassroots, non-hierarchical community of disabled people that fight for the right to live and fully participate in the community. We areContinue reading “DNY ADAPT 2025-26 Budget Position Statement”
An Update on the #SaveNYSHomeCare Campaign
Dear ADAPT community, State leaders, and our allies: We are grateful and excited to announce that we have the backing of the NYS Senate in our #SaveNYSHomeCare campaign, as they included in their one-house budget the Repeal & Restore bill (S.5028A) to repeal the stricter home care eligibility requirements in order to save home careContinue reading “An Update on the #SaveNYSHomeCare Campaign”
DNY ADAPT’s Official 2022-23 Budget Position Statement
Re: 2022 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Health February 8th, 2022 These comments are submitted on behalf of Downstate New York ADAPT, a chapter of the nation’s largest grassroots, non-hierarchical community of disabled people that fight for the right to live and fully participate in the community. We are not a provider organization, we are a coalition ofContinue reading “DNY ADAPT’s Official 2022-23 Budget Position Statement”
DNY ADAPT 2021 NYS Budget Position Statement
March 22nd, 2021 In response to the Senate and the Assembly’s proposed 2021 New York State Budget, Downstate New York (DNY) ADAPT releases the following position statement. As we have previously submitted in written testimony to the Budget Hearings, DNY ADAPT supports the inclusion of A.226 Medicaid Global Cap repealer, S.5374/A.6329 Fair Wages bill, andContinue reading “DNY ADAPT 2021 NYS Budget Position Statement”
Our Save Home Care Campaign is Live!
Good news! Our efforts have paid off — Bills A. 5367 and S. 5028 will repeal the harmful eligibility criteria introduced for New York State home care programs. Now we need to get it to pass. We call on the State, the Dept of Health, the Legislature, and the public to do the right thingContinue reading “Our Save Home Care Campaign is Live!”
DNY ADAPT Statement on Events of Jan 6th 2021
Downstate NY ADAPT denounces the events on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. When marginalized communities peacefully protest at the Capitol, it results in police violence against black folks, disabled folks being dragged out of their wheelchairs, and multiple arrests. The non-reactive nature of law enforcement when white nationalists violently stormed the Capital wasContinue reading “DNY ADAPT Statement on Events of Jan 6th 2021”
We want YOUR STORY in our media campaign. Are you “disabled enough” for NYS’ new criteria?
As many of you may know, Governor Cuomo’s team implemented new criteria for home care in the recent Health Budget Law. This change will dramatically restrict criteria, resulting in people either being denied home care services and being stuck in the community without care, or forced into an institution. The new requirement is that youContinue reading “We want YOUR STORY in our media campaign. Are you “disabled enough” for NYS’ new criteria?”
How YOU Can Help Us Stop Cuomo from Changing Eligibility Criteria for Home Care
As many of you may know, Governor Cuomo’s team implemented new criteria for home care in the recent Health Budget Law. This change will dramatically restrict criteria, resulting in people either being denied home care services and being stuck in the community without care, or forced into an institution. We have been meeting with StateContinue reading “How YOU Can Help Us Stop Cuomo from Changing Eligibility Criteria for Home Care”
Downstate New York ADAPT 