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Health Care
A Poor Way to Pay for Medicaid
Why New York Should Eliminate Local Funding for Medicaid
December 11, 2011
This paper examines the fiscal inequities and other problems that arise as a result of New York’s largelocal share for Medicaid financing.
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Transportation
Benchmarking Efficiency for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Services
April 05, 2011
This report helps identify priorities for ongoing efforts to control costs at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority through benchmarking by comparing unit cost measures with other large urban transit agencies in the United States. It also suggests priorities for new efficiency initiatives.
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Transportation
Financing Transportation Services in the New York Region
March 28, 2004
This report examines the financing policies for passenger transportation services in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area. Included are 25 entities consisting of the states of New York and New Jersey, the Port Authority, the MTA, New Jersey Transit, four additional authorities operating or financing toll roads, the City of New York, and 15 counties.
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Health Care
Confronting the Tradeoffs in Medicaid Cost Containment
February 20, 2004
While its benefits are clear and widely supported, Medicaid's costs are far more controversial. In New York, total spending for Medicaid of $36 billion in fiscal year 2003 represented nearly 40 percent of total State expenditures. The portion of the Medicaid program paid for with State-raised revenues totaled $12.6 billion or more than one-quarter of all State spending financed with State revenues.
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City Budget
10 Myths About Balancing NYC's Budget
And 5 Ways to Lower the Cost of Government by $1B
December 06, 2002
The CBC prepared this document to clear up a series of common misunderstandings about the budget.
Report
Public Workforce
The 40-Hour Week
A Proposal To Increase The Productivity of Non-Managerial Civilian Municipal Workers
December 03, 2002
This report explores options for increasing the productivity of non-managerial civilian municipal workers by extending the work week to 40 hours.