State aims to shift low-income health insurance into older program to protect it from federal cuts

ALBANY As the Medicaid cuts enacted by Congress and President Donald Trump take effect, New York is working to preserve its expanded low-income healthcare program by shifting it back to an older ... Read More

Health care costs in state: Being more responsible with Medicaid

New York’s Medicaid spending problem is out-of-control, was self-created, and must be fixed by our New York State Legislature; fixing the problem will require a fiscally responsible solution that also ... Read More

NY will shift 450K New Yorkers off Essential Plan, blaming Trump

The move theoretically averts the loss of zero-premium health coverage for around 1.3 million New Yorkers who are low-income and not eligible for Medicaid. Read More

WNY hospitals to seek more health insurance plan money as Medicaid cuts reduce revenue

With previous and existing New York policies - this state has been one of the most generous in the nation with Medicaid coverage - state officials pointing out one of the lowest un-insured rates among ... Read More

New York scales back health insurance program for low-income residents

New York will end its Essential Plan health insurance program, which covers 1.7 million low- and middle-income New Yorkers, due to a $7.5 billion per year federal funding cut, and revert to a Basic ... Read More

WITH NEW YORKERS AT RISK FOR SKYROCKETING HEALTH CARE COSTS OR LOST POLICIES, GILLIBRAND CALLS FOR EXTENSION OF ENHANCED AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ...

The following information was released by New York Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand:. With crucial health insurance subsidies set to expire, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is demanding that Congress ... Read More

Why Losing Your Health Insurance Is a Health Risk in Itself

The recently passed federal budget bill that includes significant Medicaid cuts is projected to leave millions uninsured over the next decade. An additional 4.2 million Affordable Care Act enrollees ... Read More

Medicaid name changes confuse the public: What it means for your health insurance coverage

You might have a decent idea of which state provides your health insurance coverage if you signed up for MaineCare or Medi-Cal. But what if you enrolled in a plan under Healthy Connections? That's ... Read More

Audit: NY Health Department racks up $500M in extra Medicaid costs

Oversight of potentially tens of thousands of Medicare-eligible enrollees has cost New York nearly half a billion dollars in the past decade. The Department of Health, headed by Commissioner Dr. James ... Read More