ALBANY, NY (03/24/2026) (readMedia)-- On Wednesday, home care workers and consumers will hold a press conference in the Capitol urging lawmakers to include the Home Care Transparency Act in the final state budget. It's been nearly one year since Governor Hochul handed CDPAP over to private equity-backed Public Partnerships LLC (PPL), and at least 150,000 workers and 90,000 consumers have fled the program. CDPAP home care workers across the state report being paid late, underpaid, or not paid at all by PPL. As a result, home care workers, consumers, lawmakers and advocates are urging Governor Hochul and leadership to require PPL provide quarterly and annual public reports on how their $11 billion CDPAP program is spent, including utilization data, financial data, customer service complaints, and wages.
| WHO: | Home care workers and consumers New York Caring Majority Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha List in formation |
| WHAT: | Press conference in support of CDPAP transparency and accountability legislation, nearly one year since PPL took over CDPAP. |
| WHEN: | Wednesday March 25, 2026 at 11:00AM Eastern Time (US & Canada) |
| WHERE: | I Heart NY Sign (outside of security) New York State Capitol Albany, New York |
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