Fiscal intermediaries sue Health Department over Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — A group of independent living centers (ILCs) filed a lawsuit against the New York Health Department (DOH) and its commissioner, Dr. James McDonald, on Monday. They allege that DOH abused its power to illegally change how the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) works.

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The lawsuit claims that the defendants—McDonald and DOH—didn't follow the...