Harshita Rathore

2 months ago | newsreel.asia | Harshita Rathore

Among the tens of thousands of newspapers published in India, one stands truly unique — Balaknama (Children’s Chronicle). Curated by street children, the Delhi-based Balaknama brings powerful stories about underprivileged children and their surroundings in several cities across India. These children have lived the hardships they write about, giving their journalism rare authenticity and depth. Through Balaknama, they now have a platform to voice their issues and challenges.

2 months ago | jdsupra.com | Harshita Rathore |Nili S. Yolin

Following Judge Frederic Block's March 31, 2025, issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) temporarily halting New York state's push to consolidate the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) under a single statewide fiscal intermediary (FI), Public Partnerships LLC (PPL), covered in our previous blog, the state has agreed to delay the deadline for transitioning consumers enrolled in CDPAP (Consumers) and personal assistants (PAs) to PPL and ensure that PAs are...

Mar 27, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Harshita Rathore

In a significant development for fiscal intermediaries (FIs) and the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), a New York Supreme Court Justice ruled on March 20, 2025, that the New York State Department of Health (DOH) acted unlawfully in implementing a three-tiered reimbursement methodology for FI administrative costs without following the required administrative procedures.

Jan 30, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Harshita Rathore |Ben Steinberg

New York lawmakers have passed a groundbreaking health privacy bill, the New York Health Information Privacy Act (NYHIPA or the Act), which could significantly redefine how entities handle health-related data. The Act, which is awaiting Gov. Kathy Hochul's signature, imposes strict requirements on "regulated entities" processing "regulated health information" (RHI) linked to New York residents or individuals physically present in New York.

Dec 6, 2024 | newsreel.asia | Vishal Arora |Harshita Rathore

Harshita RathoreThe Dinner TableDemocracy Ma Su and her family, Burmese refugees, have made Aizawl, Mizoram their home for the past several years after escaping Myanmar. She is one of nearly 40,000 Burmese refugees who have found refuge in Mizoram since the military coup in February 2021, many of whom are from the minority Chin Christian community. What drives these refugees to leave their homes? What kind of lives do they lead here, and what are their expectations of the local community?