Therap is a Proud sponsor of Tennessee Community Organization's 2018 Fall Conference which will be held in Murfreesboro, TN, from October 23 - October 24, 2018. The mission of the conference is to promote the growth and development of service provider agencies and to advance the quality of support for individuals with disabilities. The conference [...]
We are offering an opportunity to any Therap user who is interested in presenting either in a seminar/tutorial or panel discussion format. Therap users can also include surveyors, families, state caseworkers or others who are interacting with agencies using Therap. The goal of the conference is to share best practices and innovation in the use [...]
The 2014-2015 OMIG work plan is available for your review. Nothing surprising and here is a link to that plan. Go to page 8 and 9 for OPWDD items, Day Hab, MSC, and Residential. Sorry there is nothing more detailed than this. http://omig.ny.gov/images/stories/work_plan/2014-15_work_plan.pdf
Please note Final Rules and Regulations recently released. You will find language of the regulations very similar to the language being discussed around New York such as defining personal outcome measures as the indicator of choice not so much as defining a type of residence or workplace. Also, they further mandate person centered planning. Here [...]
Hey there everybody; Self-advocates are the force of the past and future. Here is a link to their latest newsletter. I am looking for our New York entries.............. http://www.theriotrocks.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Riot-Summer2013.pdf
President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) 2012 Report to the President Now Available on ACL Website http://www.acl.gov/NewsRoom/Publications/docs/PCPID_FullReport2012.pdf This report was transmitted to the White House on Friday, May 10, 2013, and is now available on the ACL website. The report provides recommendations regarding Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) for individuals with intellectual [...]
The federal-state Medicaid program plays an integral role in financing health care services in the United States, accounting for 16 percent of total health spending and providing coverage for one out of every six Americans. Among the more than 60 million citizens who rely on Medicaid are about 9 million nonelderly people with disabilities, including 1.4 million children. The [...]
Even though we just finished the National Conference I know there were people who could not attend and I am looking forward to our first user group meeting of 2013. Here is a link to our site in order to sign up. http://support.therapservices.net/display/events/Users+Meetings+in+New+York+-+February+2013+to+June+2013 All sessions will start at 10:00 am (unless stated otherwise), and registration [...]
As if New Yorkers haven’t weathered enough storms. From the Times Union U.S. begins new audit as Cuomo tries to deal with $15 billion in Medicaid overcharges State to lose $1.1B a year in funding after feds find overcharging Here is a link to the full article, Times Union Article
This doesn’t read well for any of us. Billions of Federal Tax Dollars Wasted Annually by New York’s Medicaid Program COMMITTEE REPORT U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 113TH CONGRESS COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM FEBRUARY 5, 2013 Table of Contents Here is a link to the report. link to House Report