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Support Adult Day Health Care in This Year's Budget!

Adult day health care (ADHC) programs were hit hard during COVID-19 when the State ordered their closure for a full year. To date, only 55 of the 116 ADHC programs licensed in the state have reopened due to a number of reasons: the difficulty in rebuilding from scratch, staffing challenges, and inadequate Medicaid reimbursement rates.  

LeadingAge NY and the Adult Day Health Care Council are urging ADHC programs to reach out to their legislators to communicate the challenges they are facing and the need for a significant Medicaid rate increase.  

ADHC programs deserve a substantial Medicaid rate increase in the ADHC operating rate. Most long-term care providers have not received an inflationary adjustment to Medicaid rates in 15 years, despite cost indicators showing an 8% increase this year alone and 42% over the last 15 years. 

We are urging the Legislature to set the ADHC Medicaid reimbursement rate at 65% of the nursing home rate to help rebuild programs and help reopen the 61 programs still closed throughout the State. We are asking for minimum base rates of $130/day upstate and $150/day downstate.  Currently, the Senate and Assembly support a Medicaid increase in the 9.5 -10% range for nursing homes.  As is usually the case, it’s our understanding this would also be provided to ADHC programs. 2024 ADHC Budget Brief available here. 

Please enter your information below to send a letter to your state legislators TODAY! Feel free to customize the letter to share your current program challenges. You can do so by editing directly in the text box below. After you send your letter, be sure to share this link with your colleagues and board members to expand our advocacy reach and make sure that lawmakers hear you loud and clear.

 

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