WBFO Disabilities Beat

Rural New Yorkers with disabilities and/or mental health conditions face significant housing shortages and limited services, making it harder to find stability.

CMS admits it overstated New York Medicaid personal care users by 10 times when alleging New York has Medicaid fraud. How has the state responded?

The family is asking for help in bringing over the three oldest sons from Malaysia, connection to community resources, and a memorial to their devoted father and husband.

The admission to the Associated Press comes a week after New York sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services telling them their estimate was inaccurate.

As the state negotiates an overdue budget, advocates seek funding for Daniel's Law, a fee-for-service payments under long term care plans, and protections for adult homes.

New York advocates urge more funding for community mental health services, saying stronger supports could prevent youth hospitalizations.

Seventy-five percent of all lifetime mental health conditions begin by age 24. Still, in New York, many young people with mental health conditions face barriers to accessing care.

The disability community continues push for change after blind Rohingya refugee Nurul Amin Shah Alam’s death was ruled a homicide.

A Buffalo-area provider of early intervention services shares what's at stake for New York's youngest in this year's state budget.

New York’s Family Care program, which gives people with disabilities the choice to live with a family instead of in group homes, could expand if funding increases.