Medicaid

Two Congressional representatives from outside New York’s 21st House District held a rally in Plattsburgh Monday evening to discuss preventing cuts to Medicaid.

(Airs 04/10/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with John Kaehny, Executive Director and a founding board member of Reinvent Albany, about transparency in state government, current budget negotiations, the impact of federal cuts on New York, and much more.

Billions in Medicaid funding could be slashed to finance tax cuts if a Republican-passed House budget blueprint comes to fruition. That could leave states and a number of programs relying on Medicaid dollars in the lurch — including an organization in Easthampton, Massachusetts, that's helped people with disabilities for decades.

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…