Page 1: Title: Spending More for Less: H one Care in New York State. By Elise Nakhnikian, Michael Solow, and Bobbie Sackman (Nov 3 2025). There are two photos. One of a NYT article with the headline: “Questions Arise Over Hiring of firm to run $11 Billion Health Care Program” and a cut-off photo of Commissioner McDonald. The other is a screenshot from the hearing of the DOH Commissioner MacDonald, and there is a caption of him saying, “I have no…no way to know that.” The beginning of the article says: “A turbulent hearing held by the State Senate in August examined mismanagement of the state’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP). A private equity-backed corporation, PPL, was brought in early this year to run the popular home care program, replacing hundreds of smaller companies.”
Page 2. “But the transition to PPL has been plagued by problems. In a recent survey, 55% of CDPAP workers were not fully paid and 20% of consumers had gone without approved services. There are two lawsuits pending over wage theft.
At the hearing, Department of Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said the key reason for changing CDPAP was “lowering administrative costs,” claiming the state would save $500 million a year. Yet when asked about those savings, or his department’s supposed oversight, he could not give any answers.” Photos of home care consumers who use wheelchairs and home care workers holding signs that say, “Save CDPAP NOW!” “250,000 Workers Unpaid,” PPL Doesn’t Pay” “Hochul! Our Lives are on the line”
Page 3. When CDPAP began 30 years ago, disabled people designed a program that gave them control over who comes into their home to help with intimate tasks. By allowing relatives to become paid caregivers, CDPAP addressed the growing need for home care while helping solve both the shortage of home care workers and the desire of families to give their disabled loved ones care without going broke. It also cost the state less than the home care agencies – New York’s other option for Medicaid-funded care – by cutting administrative overhead because consumers (or their representatives) could direct their own care.” Below there is a photo with the caption “Defending the hard-won CDPAP program (Caring Majority Rising, Albany, 2025)” The photo is of home care consumers blocking escalators in the capital with their wheelchairs, one with her fist in the air. In the foreground, there is a capital police officer.
Page 4. Not surprisingly, CDPAP grew in popularity. But instead of celebrating its success in meeting an essential need, the Governor saw an opportunity to make cuts, citing “waste, fraud and abuse” that barely exists as a justification.
Enter PPL, a corporation designed to profit off publicly-funded home care. Is PPL, in fact, saving the state taxpayers money? The early evidence is an emphatic no.
PPL’s incompetent handling of the transition has led to roughly 80,000 CDPAP consumers fleeing the program, most to sign up with licensed home care agencies.
According to testimony at the hearing, based on the Department of Health’s own numbers, that switch will cost taxpayers $550 million more per year.
There’s a photo of a home care worker, pointer finger in the air, standing behind hand-painted cardboard flames with signs that say, “Hochul! CDPAP is in flames.” And “Hochul! This is your fault”
🧵🔥 Brilliant zinger article by Caring Majority advocates @bobbiesackman.bsky.social, @lizzieknock.bsky.social, and Michael Solow addressing why “Gov Hochul, DOH, & legislators must address this self-created [PPL] crisis now, or thousands of our fellow citizens will continue to needlessly suffer.” ⬇️⬇️
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Front page of NYT on September 22, 2025, with large top-of-page photo of a Charlie Kirk memorial service, and the lead page-one story on the same topic.
Front page of today's NYT, Oct 19, with no story about the nationwide protests, and a "below the fold" montage of two photos, and a link to a story on page 23.
Those with sharp eyes might detect a subtle difference in NYT play last month of an event in one city, w 100,000+ attendees, versus play this morning of some 2500+ events w many millions of attendees, in all 50 states.
See if you can spot it! /s
Then you can find today's story on p A23
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I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
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@nadler.house.gov why aren’t you on this list?
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From my visiting brother in law, who saw these beauties in the Central Park sailing pond
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🧵: “Make no mistake: this ruling is a direct result of consumers and workers who put their bodies on the line to demonstrate the devastating impact the CDPAP transition would cause.”
Caring Majority Rising's statement on Judge's TRO of Gov Hochul's failed CDPAP transition...
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🔥Rufus Gifford, former U.S. amb. to Denmark, unloaded on JD Vance for saying Denmark “is not a good ally”:
Go to Denmark and say it to the faces of the parents of the young men and women who lost their lives alongside U.S. troops. Say it to them!
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
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Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program - My Hudson Valley
As a person with multiple disabilities from birth, relying on care is all I have ever known. At first, my mom was my primary caregiver. As I grew older, she and other family members …
#CaringMajorityRising member, Larissa Martin, op-ed about how crucial the #CDPAP program is in giving ppl w/ disabilities the autonomy they deserve.
Larissa stresses how Trump will put CDPAP in more jeopardy & we must call on #GovernorHochul to protect it!
www.timeshudsonvalley.com/stories/cons...
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Join Us - Vote Equality! 28th Amendment (Equal Rights)
From now until J20 we have one singular focus: pressure on President Biden to publish the fully ratified 28th Amendment (Equal Rights)
Fastest (and most fun) way to get up to speed: watch RATIFIED. Cover 100+ years of the fight for constitutional gender equality in 85 minutes. We are SO CLOSE. Join the VoteEquality.US list for an invitation to a streaming opportunity. VoteEquality.US/join-us
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Write4Rights - Vote Equality!
On and around the January 27th anniversary of the final ratification required for the 28th Amendment (Equal Rights) equality advocates will #write4rights...
Send a postcard to President Biden—ideally by Dec 10th, the 101 year anniversary of proposed constitutional gender equality in the U.S. Congress. Share a photo with your postcard and tag it with #PublishEquality. Text three friends and urge them to do the same!
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09.12.2024 22:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Do you think the U.S. Constitution protects gender equality? It does not. BUT—the states have fully ratified our 28th Amendment, Equal Rights. President Biden must instruct our National Archivist to publish the amendment NOW! Check comments for calls to action. #PublishEquality
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We just helped 3 Congressional candidates get elected in NY battleground districts by talking with thousands of voters who know that getting homecare for a loved one shouldn’t bankrupt a family.
We're going to keep organizing to make sure every official understands it. Join us. #CareCantWait
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