Medicaid

Congressman Paul Tonko visited Albany's Whitney Young Health Center on Friday, saying the Republican-controlled Congress is considering massive cuts to Medicaid.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is raising the alarm over a so-called “Telehealth Cliff” that could impact more than 200,000 upstate New York seniors.

(Airs 04/18/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Andrew Rein, President of the Citizens Budget Commission about the Governor’s $237 billion dollar budget proposal, healthcare, school aid, and much more.

Vermont Senator Peter Welch joined advocates to highlight what they say is a need to protect Medicaid as its provisions are threatened by a bill passed by the Republican House majority.

Americans consistently identify the cost of health care as their number one financial concern. That’s especially true for the 155 million working…

Over the New Year’s holiday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that New York’s health care providers will see a 1% drop in the reimbursements they receive…

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

New York is facing a looming budget deficit because of rising costs and spending on health care in the state’s Medicaid program. It’s increasingly likely…

A policy seminar titled Medicaid Migraine, held Wednesday by the fiscal watchdog group the Empire Center as part of the Gov. Hugh L. Carey Policy Forum,…

New York’s Medicaid budget is growing at a faster rate than the state can currently afford. That comes as a published report alleges a potential pay to…