CM Mealy questions OMB on home-delivered meals reimbursement gap
Mealy raises that CBOs are reimbursed $14.78 per meal when the true cost is $16.17, asking how the gap will be addressed. Solomon notes the per-meal rate was increased by $1 and that OMB continues discussing appropriate costs with the agency, while Mealy emphasizes CBOs are getting shortchanged.
Is the administration considering adding funds to New York City agent budget to support high reimbursement rate?
For home delivered meals to cover the true cost.
About right now, you're saying it's $14.78.
But when the administrations get reimbursed, it's really $16.17.
How would you...
Reimburse them with that gap.
So as of the executive plan, we've programs contracted budgets $81.1 million, supporting 4.8 million meals for older New Yorkers.
And so we increased the per meal rate by $1.
We regularly address the change in cost as appropriate.
Patrick, I'm going to go ahead.
So what is the appropriate cost now?
16 or $17.
We continue to discuss that with the agency to make sure that we're covering
What is appropriate.
We know that there's outreach in this area.
So we're working with agency on it.
But you know the CBOs, they are getting reimbursed half of what they really need.
That's not fair to the CBOs just as well.
Thank you.
Okay, great.