DOH THREATENS TO YANK LICENSES OF AGENCIES ALLEGEDLY MISLEADING CDPAP CONSUMERS ABOUT SWITCHING OUT OF CDPAP INTO LHCSAS AND NYS LEGISLATURE ONE-BUDGET PROPOSALS COME OUT

On Monday, the New York State Department of Health (“DOH”) issued cease and desist letters to 17 fiscal intermediaries, alleging that these agencies have been providing false information to the public and consumers in an attempt to impede the implementation of the single fiscal intermediary (“SFI”) program.  Here, we describe these letters and what the State’s actions mean for the transition to SFI.