Open letter to the NYS Early Intervention Program

It is important for families to understand how dysfunctional our municipal entities are in administering healthcare systems.  The current problems with the municipal early intervention program underscores ABC Therapeutics' commitment to providing private services for families through their own health insurance plans.  Still, there is a need for a municipal system that serves as a social safety net - I am just not sure if there will be any providers willing to work in those systems if things continue down this road.  -CJA Brad Hutton, DirectorNew York State Department of HealthBureau of Early InterventionEmpire State PlazaCorning Tower, Room 287Albany, NY 12237-0660February 14, 2013Dear Mr. Hutton:I am in receipt of the recent email announcement regarding cut off dates for transfer of responsibility for early intervention billing from the Counties to the State that will be effective 4/1/13.There is a concerning lack of information in this email given that there will be significant changes to the billing systems in the very near future.  In fact, I have not even received any kind of contract from NY State that will outline the new relationship that will begin in just 45 days.Most importantly, the email states that information about billing methodology will be sent to providers in mid-March.  That will leave only two weeks' notice to interpret the guidelines and to develop systems for billing.I am an agency provider and I employ several therapists who wo...
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