Assemblyman David Buchwald Supports Bipartisan Effort to Restore Disabilities Funding
June 4, 2013
“This funding is vital for our state’s most vulnerable citizens and their families. The millions that were cut from OPWDD in the final budget have real effects on those that depend on these services. I’m going to continue to stand up for the Westchester families who are now struggling because of these cuts and will fight for the restoration they deserve.”
Earlier this year, the federal government demanded that the state pay back $1.1 billion in “overpayments” for services to the developmentally disabled. The state was able to negotiate with the federal government to reduce that to $500 million and be allowed to spread the burden so that the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) providers didn’t carry it entirely. When it came to the final 2013-14 state budget, a $30 million restoration was made to OPWDD funding – leaving a cut of $90 million.
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