“Fighting to Honor a Father’s Last Wish: To Die at Home” The story of one woman’s struggle to honor her ailing 91-year-old father’s wish to die at home, and the forces in the health care system arrayed against them, including New York State’s shift of billions of dollars in Medicaid spending on long-term services to managed care companies. “Medicaid Shift Fuels Rush for Profitable Clients” How the state’s Medicaid redesign prompted a gold rush among managed care companies and service providers to enroll clients requiring minimal care. The investigation focused on what happened to residents of two adult homes in Queens who were displaced by Hurricane Sandy. “Pitfalls Seen in a Turn to Privately Run Long-Term Care” Like New York, at least 25 other states were shifting billions of dollars for long term care to private managed care companies. A close look revealed systemic problems, including the denial of care to people after their needs grew costlier.
