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Health Care
Narrowing New York's Health Insurance Coverage Gap
January 11, 2022
More than 1 million New Yorkers remained uninsured and New York ranks seventh among states on coverage.
Report
Health Care
Six Things to Know About New York State Health Care Reform Act (HCRA) Taxes
March 05, 2020
As lawmakers negotiate this year’s budget, they should review HCRA’s role in health care funding and its impact upon privately insured New Yorkers.
Report
Health Care
A New Approach to Funding New York City Health + Hospitals
December 16, 2019
This report analyzes the system’s finances, compares H+H to other providers in the City, and outlines options to right-size the City subsidy and improve H+H's fiscal future.
Report
State Budget
Overdue Bills
Time to Face the Reality of Rising Medicaid Costs
October 09, 2019
State leaders have two options to reconcile the disconnect between reality and the budget: reduce Medicaid spending and/or achieve savings in other areas of the budget.
Report
Health Care
Options to Enhance the Coordination of Care for Dually Eligible Individuals in New York State
A Discussion Paper
April 25, 2019
This discussion paper outlines lessons from previous and existing efforts to coordinate the care of duals, and suggests five strategies for the State to consider moving forward.
Report
Health Care
Still a Poor Way to Pay for Medicaid
October 01, 2018
For more than 50 years New York State has financed its Medicaid program in a unique way: the State requires New York City and the 57 other counties to pay more for Medicaid than all other local governments in the nation combined.
Report
Health Care
Options for Enhancing New York's Health Home Initiative
A Discussion Paper
May 01, 2018
This paper addresses the challenges in extending Health Homes to all who can benefit from their services in a cost-effective manner.
Report
Health Care
Lessons from La La Land
Can the Turnaround of Los Angeles' Public Hospitals Be Replicated in New York?
January 08, 2018
Does LA's experience hold lessons for NYC Health + Hospitals?
Report
Health Care
Challenges of Enhancing Effective Engagement of Community Based Organizations in Performing Provider Systems
A Discussion Paper
November 13, 2017
Reform of NY's Medicaid program has made significant progress; however, much remains to be accomplished. A project funded with support from the New York Community Trust to help effectively implement redesign strategies.
Report
Health Care
Medicaid Supplemental Payments
The Alphabet Soup of Programs Sustaining Ailing Hospitals Faces Risks and Needs Reform
August 31, 2017
$5 billion in annual supplemental payments are important to the finances of many hospitals. Federal policy will shrink these payments; the impact will be most severe for NYC municipal hospitals.
Op Ed
Health Care
Improving Medicaid Further In New York Is Challenging But Vital
June 20, 2016
The State’s Department of Health and its Medicaid Redesign Team have developed and implemented strategies that have yielded significant quality improvements and savings, but much more is needed.
Report
Health Care
What Ails Medicaid in New York?
And Does the Medicaid Redesign Team Have a Cure?
May 20, 2016
This report assess the progress of the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT), launched in 2011, in implementing strategies to curb costs and improve the quality of care in Medicaid.
Op Ed
City Budget
A Mixed Budget Message
May 02, 2016
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s executive budget and accompanying four-year financial plan send a mixed message about New York City’s fiscal outlook. For the short term, economic performance and local revenues are exceeding expectations this year.
Op Ed
State Budget
Ten Key Takeaways from Governor Cuomo's Executive Budget
January 28, 2015
Last week, Citizens Budget Commission listed the Top Ten Things to Look for in the NYS 2016 Budget. Here is how they fared in the Executive Budget Proposal outlined by Governor Cuomo on January 21.
Op Ed
Health Care
Fiscal Challenges for NYC's Health and Hospitals Corporation
November 10, 2014
In fiscal year 2013, the Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) ran a deficit of $668 million. Final numbers for fiscal year 2014 have not been released, but the estimated deficit is $645 million.
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Health Care
Fiscal Challenges Facing the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
November 06, 2014
HHC is crucial to all New Yorkers, providing care to more than one million patients annually. Despite HHC's importance, its fiscal condition is troubled. HHC's cash resources are being depleted; absent an aggressive gap-closing plan its cash reserves will be exhausted in fiscal year 2016.
Op Ed
Health Care
New York State's Leadership in Providing Health Insurance
April 16, 2014
Amidst the national controversy over the creation of health insurance exchanges or marketplaces, the launch and early months of New York's official health plan marketplace stand out.
Op Ed
Pensions & Benefits
Reining in New York City's Skyrocketing Health Insurance Costs
April 17, 2013
The City's employee unions, whose contracts have expired, may prefer to wait and negotiate with the next mayor, but the election won't change the fiscal reality: the City's share of health insurance premiums for city workers and retirees is high in comparison to norms in the private and public sectors.
Op Ed
State Budget
Priorities for Governor Cuomo's Next Budget
December 17, 2012
Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature have successfully tackled serious budget issues in recent years, but important challenges remain. These must be addressed in his next budget in order to improve the state's fiscal condition and give local governments better tools to manage their structural deficits.
Report
Health Care
A Troubling Prognosis for HHC's Finances
April 23, 2012
This report assesses New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation's (HHC) critical role within the health care safety net protecting lower income New Yorkers, and it explores two significant fiscal challenges in the coming years: threats to City-supported revenues and an inadequate gap-closing plan.