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Why has there been a decline in home delivered meals and clients served in early 2024?

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      The decrease in home delivered meals and clients served by the NYC Department for the Aging in early 2024 is due to changes in Medicaid funding and administrative delays in invoicing.

      • The state's directive leads to over 2,000 Medicaid-funded clients becoming ineligible for supplemental home delivered meals.
      • An administrative delay contributes to inaccuracies in meal and service delivery tracking.
      • The STAR system, transitioning to VIVE, is used to compare service data with invoicing to ensure accuracy.
      • Despite these issues, the overall meal delivery trends are aligning with pre-pandemic levels, indicating a potentially temporary decline.