medicaid

With the end of certain federal COVID public health emergency rules, New Yorkers getting health insurance from Medicaid and related plans must re-enroll to keep their coverage.

"They'll have an argument with the parent right in front of you where the parent says no and the child says yes."

"It’s through those outreach calls and those tele-dental visits that we are finding a lot of kids that are having acute issues because they’ve gone without regular preventative care for so long."

A state panel tasked with reducing the state’s Medicaid budget voted on a plan to cut $2.5 billion out of the state’s health care system.

Local programs that are testing a new model of medical care have been showing some promising signs. But a Trump administration decision means they will lose their federal support at the end of this month.

Emotions quickly spilled over when Lifton opened the floor to discussion.

Several New York lawmakers called the governor's proposal a blatant "cost shift" to local governments.

Over the New Year’s holiday, New York's Governor announced that health care providers will see a 1% drop in the reimbursements they receive for the government-funded Medicaid health care program.

New York State is facing the largest budget gap in several years. The $6 billion dollar deficit is due largely to higher costs for Medicaid.

“I think everybody would admit it’s a gimmick. You don’t have enough money in your checking account to pay your bills and so you just tell the people who are expecting money, ‘You have to hang on for a few days until my checkbook replenishes.’ ”