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At Best, Mediocre: The Performance of New York City’s Hospital Referral Regions
August 08, 2016
New York City Health Referral Regions received a mediocre overall ranking on The Commonwealth Fund's Scorecard on Local Health System Performance.
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Health Care
CBC Report Finds Cost-Effective NYS Medicaid Reforms Face Challenges
Significant Additional Gains Will Require Several Years, Continued Refinement of Strategies
May 23, 2016
This report finds that the strategies of the Medicaid Redesign Team and the New York State Department of Health have yielded significant savings and quality improvements, but realization of their full potential faces serious implementation challenges.
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State Budget
A Step Backward on Medicaid Funding
March 24, 2016
New York’s policy of requiring counties and New York City to pay a sizable share of Medicaid costs is out of step with other states and results in an inequitable distribution of Medicaid costs among New York taxpayers. In 2005 the State capped the growth in the local share of Medicaid, which was a step in the right direction. In 2012 the State began a phased takeover of local share growth—a further improvement. However, the 2017 Executive Budget proposes to reinstitute New York City’s contribution toward growth in Medicaid expenses, which would be a giant step backwards.
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State Budget
Pass Governor’s Proposal to Reform State Retiree Health Insurance Benefits
March 13, 2016
State of New York retirees with more than 10 years of service receive health insurance benefits substantially more generous than those offered by private sector and most public sector employers. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Budget for FY2017 includes a fair proposal to reduce these growing costs, and the Legislature should adopt it.
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State Budget
Legislators Refuse to End Medicaid Spousal Refusal
February 28, 2016
Each of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s six Executive Budgets has proposed to repeal a provision of Medicaid known as “spousal refusal;” each time the proposal has been rejected by the Legislature. This provision permits a spouse or parent to “refuse” to provide financial assistance for the spouse or child, enabling a family member to receive Medicaid funded services regardless of the family’s wealth or income. The Legislature should end this costly and unfair practice.