ALBANY — Tens of thousands of people in New York will be kicked off a popular home-care program by the end of the month if they don’t register with the new company hired by the state to manage it.
That’s something Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration, which is directing the overhaul, has not been willing to say publicly and has, at times, claimed the opposite.
State health Commissioner James V. McDonald told reporters in February that people who don’t register with the new company by the deadline won’t lose access to the services they receive through the Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Program, a Medicaid service that allows members who are eligible for home care services to choose and hire their own personal caregiver…