Fraud in CDPAP isn’t just a problem at the top. State investigators say some caregivers — who earn between $18.65 and $20.65 an hour — have billed for patients already hospitalized, deceased, or even for overlapping shifts with multiple clients. One insider told The Post that some “personal assistants” have claimed 23-hour workdays caring for family members, racking up more than $200,000 a year in wages.
The so-called ‘fiscal intermediaries’, private companies that process payroll and paperwork for CDPAP participants, have also come under scrutiny. By 2023, more than 600 intermediaries were being paid collectively up to $1 billion a year, some charging $1,000 per enrollee monthly while providing minimal oversight.
The state health department says the shift has already saved taxpayers $1 billion, cutting administrative costs by more than 90 percent. What once cost the state $1,000 per participant now runs about $68.50 a month, officials said.
“Fraudsters fought tooth and nail for over a decade to keep [the old] broken system in place – but those days are over because we shut them down,” a spokesperson told The Post.
