New York Caring Majority Responds to DOJ Lawsuit Against Hochul Administration Over CDPAP Contract

NEW YORK, NY (06/16/2026) (readMedia)-- In response to reporting this afternoon that the U.S. Department of Justice is suing Governor Hochul's administration, alleging officials rigged the bidding process in favor of Public Partnerships LLC to manage the state's Medicaid homecare program, CDPAP, Ilana Berger, New York Political Director of New York Caring Majority released the following statement:

"Hochul's shameful disregard for caregivers and the communities they serve - even when her handpicked provider raised red flags - has bolstered Trump's rapacious plan to gut medicaid, giving ammunition to his otherwise completely illegitimate argument of mass fraud. Medicaid is a lifesaving and necessary program that millions of New Yorkers rely on. The Governor has already slashed health insurance for nearly half a million people, and now her betrayal has put many more in serious jeopardy. We need real leaders who will stand up to Governor Hochul and Albany's stunning neglect this session for the healthcare and homecare needs of millions of New Yorkers."

Background

Public Partnerships LLC (PPL), the company that now administers the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP.) CDPAP is the Medicaid program that serves older and disabled New Yorkers in need of homecare. Over a year into the $11 billion transition to a private equity-backed Statewide Fiscal Intermediary (SFI), as many as 150,000 workers and 90,000 consumers have fled the program due to PPL's payment failures, most switching to more expensive traditional homecare.

CDPAP is a lifeline for New Yorkers in need of homecare, and provides hundreds of thousands of caregiving jobs. But basic information about what has happened to the money paid to PPL to operate this critical program remains hidden from lawmakers and the public. Governor Kathy Hochul continues to claim that the new system saved New York $1.2 billion dollars, but no details have been provided to back this claim. New Yorkers have no clear picture of how Medicaid dollars meant to provide care are being spent, or whether the switch to PPL is actually saving money while delivering adequate care to hundreds of thousands of older and disabled New Yorkers.

NY Caring Majority, homecare workers, recipients, and advocates were urging Albany lawmakers to include legislation in the budget sponsored by Sen. Leroy Comrie and AM Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas that would require regular public reporting on how CDPAP dollars are spent, implementing common sense oversight to protect both essential services and public dollars. The bill was excluded from the budget.

About the New York Caring Majority

New York Caring Majority is an organization of people with disabilities, older adults, family caregivers, and homecare workers. We are organizing to build a sustainable and just caring economy. We call for greater investments in home and community-based care, as a necessary means to meet our broader goal of dignity, self-determination, access and justice for all.

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