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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services told the Associated Press Administrator Mehmet Aziz's claim that roughly 5 million New Yorkers receive personal care services was an error.
The actual number is a tenth of that, about 450,000 people.
CMS didn't explain their initial estimate.
Michael Kanukin from the Think Tank Fiscal Policy Institute was first to show that number was likely incorrect.
New York has attempted to tighten personal care services, which help with basics like bathing and meal preparation, by increasing eligibility requirements and restructuring its largest home care program.
For NPR News, I'm Emily Watkins in Buffalo.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services told the Associated Press Administrator Mehmet Oz's claim that roughly 5 million New Yorkers receive personal care services was an error.
The actual number is a tenth of that, about 450,000 people.
CMS didn't explain their initial estimate.
Michael Kanukin from the Think Tank Fiscal Policy Institute was first to show that number was likely incorrect.
New York has attempted to tighten personal care services, which help with basics like bathing and meal preparation, by increasing eligibility requirements and restructuring its largest home care program.
For NPR News, I'm Emily Watkins in Buffalo.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services told the Associated Press Administrator Mehmet Aziz's claim that roughly 5 million New Yorkers receive personal care services was an error.
The actual number is a tenth of that, about 450,000 people.
Michael Kanukin from the Think Tank Fiscal Policy Institute was first to show that number was likely incorrect.
CMS didn't explain their initial estimate.
New York has attempted to tighten personal care services, which help with basics like bathing and meal preparation, by increasing eligibility requirements and restructuring its largest home care program.
For NPR News, I'm Emily Watkins in Buffalo.
Ely Parker, a Seneca chief, was denied admittance to the bar in 1847, despite meeting the requirements, because he was not considered a citizen.
In the face of discrimination, Parker went on to advocate for native land rights.