DSPs are highly skilled professionals dedicated to the essential care of individuals with I/DD, yet the average statewide starting wage for DSPs employed by non-profit provider agencies is $16.07/hour. This low wage is not reflective of the numerous critical...

New York’s Medicaid providers face OMIG audits that are often unjustly punitive, but Assemblymember Amy Paulin and Senator Pete Harckham have proposed a bill/A.6813 (Paulin)/ S.5329A (Harckham) to rectify this.Currently, OMIG audit practices unfairly penalize clerical...

New York State’s terribly low reimbursement rates are causing thousands of children with developmental delays and disabilities to go without sorely needed Early Intervention (EI) services. These EI services, for infants and toddlers up to three years of...