agency

New York State Department of Health

New York State Department of Health is a state agency that reviews social adult day care programs for compliance and announced a moratorium on new providers in July 2026.

Health Commissioner

James McDonald

Key facts

Social adult day care programs reviewed for compliance in 2025: 418source
Moratorium on new social adult day care providers: Announced in July 2026, in effect until January 2027 and may be extended as neededsource
Recommendations on the future of the program: Due to the governor by December 31, including options to strengthen oversight or transition participants to alternative servicessource

WYDE coverage of New York State Department of Health

WYDE Newsroom has published one article about New York State Department of Health, on Oct 24, 2026. New York State Department of Health is the subject of 1 story. The most recent is New York Investigates More Than 100 Adult Day Care Providers Over Suspected Medicaid Fraud.

Healthcare

New York Investigates More Than 100 Adult Day Care Providers Over Suspected Medicaid Fraud

New York and federal investigators are examining more than 100 social adult day care providers. An audit the FBI cited found Medicaid paid roughly $2.4 billion for the service from January 2019 through October 2024.

Oct 24, 2026 · 4 min read · Subject of the story

Reported alongside New York State Department of Health

Federal Bureau of Investigation · in 1 story with New York State Department of Health
Office of the Medicaid Inspector General · in 1 story with New York State Department of Health
Office of the New York State Comptroller · in 1 story with New York State Department of Health
Kathy Hochul · in 1 story with New York State Department of Health

Sources

Governor's office: Governor Hochul Announces Joint Effort to Protect Taxpayer Dollars and Crack Down on Fraud Within Social Adult Day Care Program

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