Medicaid
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Statement From NYSAC President Michael E. Zurlo On State Budget AgreementNew York State's county governments are disappointed that rather than fulfilling the Governor's promise to usher in a new era of responsible state government that makes New York more affordable, the enacted budget engages in old Albany budget gimmicks that literally pass the buck onto local taxpayers.
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Counties Unite to Preserve Affordable Care Act eFMAP FundingFor the first time in NYSAC history, the Chairs of all 57 county legislative bodies signed a letter to Majority Leader Charles Schumer seeking federal assistance in preserving this vital funding.
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County Leaders Appeal To Schumer In Fight To Protect Local Taxpayers From Governor Hochul’s $625 Million Medicaid Cost ShiftThis week, more than 50 county leaders from across New York State sent an unprecedented bi-partisan letter to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, to help protect New York renters, homeowners, and businesses from looming property tax increases.
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Counties On Track To Set Record For Total Revenue Sent To AlbanyThe state's plan to shift $625 million in new Medicaid costs onto local taxpayers would place New York's counties and the City of New York on track to contribute a record $12 billion to state coffers next fiscal year.
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County Leaders Applaud Legislature For Rejecting Governor’s Medicaid Cost ShiftCounties Call on Legislature to Hold Firm in Negotiations and Remove $625M Hit from Final Budget Negotiations
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Counties Call On State Lawmakers To Reject Governor’s Medicaid Cost Shift To Local TaxpayersCounty leaders today are calling on their state representatives in the Senate and Assembly to adopt one house budgets that reject Governor Kathy Hochul's proposal to shift $625 million in new costs to counties for the State's Medicaid program.
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Counties Rise In Opposition To Medicaid Cost ShiftThe county leaders who represent New York's local property taxpayers unanimously adopted a resolution during their annual Legislative Conference calling on Governor Hochul to continue sharing federal eFMAP funding
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Counties United In Opposition To Budget Proposal That Would Take $625 Million From Local TaxpayersCounties deliver testimony on the SFY 2024 Executive Budget.
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County Executives Unanimously Oppose Medicaid Cost ShiftLetter from all County Executives, including NYC Mayor Adams, opposing the Governor’s Medicaid cost shift.
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A Review of the Governor’s Proposal to Shift Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Costs to Counties
This episode analyzes a proposal in Governor Hochul’s recently released 2024 Executive Budget that would end the longstanding practice of sharing federal Medicaid funding with counties.
