Sandata Opposes Singular Fiscal Intermediary to Manage Care In New York
April 19 2024 - 7:55PM
Business Wire
Sandata stands in support of all homecare
providers in New York and opposes state legislation that negatively
impacts CDPAP.
Sandata, a leading provider of Agency Management, Electronic
Visit Verification (EVV) and other data-powered homecare and I/DD
solutions, opposes the singular Fiscal Intermediary requirements in
the proposed 2025 NY State Budget.
250,000 New Yorkers rely on CDPAP, or the Consumer-Directed
Personal Assistance Program, to select a caregiver of their
choice—be it a family member, friend, or trusted adult—to improve
their quality of life, while getting compensated for their
time.
The unilateral use of one fiscal intermediary to oversee the
administration of services that family members and trusted adults
provide to care recipients limits consumer choice and autonomy,
which is squarely antithetical to the purpose of consumer-directed
programming.
“Our mission is to create technology solutions that make it
easier for Medicaid payers and providers to work together. This
bill passing makes it harder for these two entities to work
together, adding friction and distance between them and people who
rely on care,” shared Emmet O’Gara, CEO of Sandata.
The majority of care work is unpaid; this program has enabled
many members of the sandwich generation (people who care for kids
and parents) and other family caregivers to maintain their
employment without interruptions or leave their jobs to maintain a
stable income while providing care.
Other changes to the program for consumers include:
- Altering eligibility criteria
- Altering covered services
- Lower reimbursement/pay rates
For homecare agencies, they would not only be edged out of
program facilitation but also capped with administrative costs at
30%, which sparks a similar tune as the looming Medicaid 80/20
rule, which has garnered criticism across the board from various
industry stakeholders, leaders, and business owners.
Sandata stands behind all providers in New York and will
continue to oppose bills and legislation that negatively impact
care quality and the provision of care.
If this legislation passes, we encourage providers to:
- Continue to voice their opposition and concerns about this
legislation.
- Position themselves as a resource for families as they navigate
these changes.
- Re-evaluate agency management system capabilities and functions
to reduce administrative burden and increase time spent on
care.
- Follow Sandata as an educational and operational resource as
more information becomes available.
About Sandata Technologies, LLC
Sandata is a leading provider of data-powered solutions serving
the homecare & I/DD markets. Sandata’s goal is to enable
patient-centered care within the ecosystem. Our Homecare Solutions
help stakeholders optimize how care is being delivered in the home
by leveraging actionable data of the person’s evolving needs and
conditions. Intelligent workflows provide stakeholders the ability
manage each person’s homecare needs, such as when a person has a
change in condition. With provider data from 47+ states, Sandata
can seamlessly connect homecare providers with Managed Care
Organizations (MCOs) and States to obtain comprehensive state-wide
homecare insights. Sandata supports 200 million annual visits,
20,000 provider agencies, 47 MCO Health Plans and 22 State programs
across the country. The Sandata solution is purpose-built to
optimize patient-centered homecare and address the unique needs of
each component of this ecosystem - state, MCO plan and provider
agency. For more information, visit sandata.com.
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