Home and Community-Based Services

17 days ago
Home and Community-Based Services NY Unveils Master Plan for Aging Final Report: NYS released its highly anticipated MPA final report, a comprehensive document intended to lay the groundwork for addressing the needs of older adults and individuals with disabilities.

25 days ago
Home and Community-Based Services Revised LHCSA Weekly HERDS Reporting Underway: Important clarifications regarding new report.

4 months ago
Home and Community-Based Services LeadingAge NY Meets with DOH and Other Stakeholders: DOH provides updates including upcoming call on TB testing, education on hospice, PACE regulations, and more.

4 months ago
Home and Community-Based Services LeadingAge NY Summary of One-House Budget Bills: LeadingAge NY provides a high-level summary of one-house bills, each of which contains investments and actions that respond to many LeadingAge NY priorities.

4 months ago
Home and Community-Based Services State Issues HCBS DAL as State Transitions to Statewide Fiscal Intermediary: The DAL sets forth the differences between CDPAS and LHCSA care delivery and program for providers, aides, and consumers.

Home and Community-Based Services DOH Issues Policy to Medicaid Health Plans on CDPAS Agreement: Document memorializes information provided to plans in late June and outlines requirements for member outreach during the final phase of single FI implementation based on most recent agreement with the court.
10 days ago

Home and Community-Based Services Federal Budget Bill Passed and Signed into Law: The bill cuts Medicaid funding and health insurance access, imposing burdensome and costly changes that are likely to impact NY’s long-term care, aging services, and senior housing providers. LeadingAge members actively worked to improve and ultimately oppose the massive package.
10 days ago

Home and Community-Based Services 2025 LeadingAge NY Legislative Bill Summary: The NYS Legislature completed its work on June 17, 2025, marking the end of another busy and productive legislative session. LeadingAge NY provides a comprehensive summary of bills passed by the Legislature in 2025 and priority bills that failed to advance. In addition, members are encouraged to continue to connect with elected officials in the district over the summer.
16 days ago

Home and Community-Based Services Upcoming Deadline: ADHCs Must Spend ARPA Funds by July 31st: Unspent funds will be required to be returned to the State.
17 days ago

Home and Community-Based Services Save the Date: Adult Day Health Care Council's Annual In-Person Conference Returns on Sept. 15th and 16th: Registration will be open soon.
10 days ago

Home and Community-Based Services Trump Administration Terminates TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua: DHS has announced the termination of the TPS designations for Honduras and Nicaragua, which were set to expire on July 5^th. The Honduras notification and the Nicaragua notification will be formally published in the Federal Register on July 8^th, and in both cases the notice states that the termination will be effective 60 days following that publication date.
11 days ago

Home and Community-Based Services NY Unveils Master Plan for Aging Final Report: NYS released its highly anticipated MPA final report, a comprehensive document intended to lay the groundwork for addressing the needs of older adults and individuals with disabilities.
17 days ago

Home and Community-Based Services LTC Providers Must Attest to Employer Status to Hire Staff from Career Pathways Training Program: Providers are also encouraged to share training opportunities with staff. Those interested in nursing program must enroll by fall 2025.
17 days ago

Urge Congress to Oppose Budget Reconciliation Bill
The Senate has passed a budget bill that would cut at least $800 billion in federal funding from the Medicaid program (the largest cut in American history). The bill would deeply harm older adults and the mission-driven, nonprofit providers who serve them, particularly in NY. Please click here to read more and urge Congress to reject the proposed budget bill!
Urge Congress to Protect Medicaid in 2025!
Congress is moving through the budget reconciliation process, which aims to reduce federal spending by approximately $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years. Given the significant amount of savings being sought, Medicaid is a highly likely source of cuts (potentially up to $880 billion). Write to your members of Congress today to urge them not to include Medicaid cuts or harmful changes as part of budget reconciliation bills or other legislation.