Taking Ownership: The Patient’s Role in Medicaid December 05, 2012 | Events

New York has the nation's largest Medicaid program, serving over 5 million enrollees at a cost of $54 billion annually. But a small percentage of Medicaid patients, with chronic medical and behavioral health diseases account for a disproportionate share of the program's total spending. "Taking Ownership: The Patient's role in Medicaid" profiles some reforms largely overlooked in the state's redesign, healthcare experts from around the state participated in a panel discussion hosted by the Empire Center.

Report: Patient Incentives Would Improve NY Medicaid December 05, 2012 | Press Releases

New York State can save money and improve health outcomes in its $54 billion Medicaid program by giving patients more incentive to “take ownership” of their own healthcare, according to a new report released today by the Empire Center for Public Policy.

Funds Could Help State Streamline Services by Russell Sykes | November 26, 2012 | Times Union

New York operates the largest network of programs for the poor in the nation. It serves more than 5 million Medicaid clients at a cost of $54 billion annually.

NY Medicaid on the ropes? by Russell Sykes | October 25, 2012 | NY Torch

In a battle going back 15 years, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has pledged to reduce Medicaid reimbursements to New York for the state's developmentally disabled centers by as much as 80 percent. Daily rates per patient at the facilities had jumped from just over $1,700 in 1999 to over $5,100 by 2011.

Medicaid Is Broken – Let the States Fix It by E.J. McMahon | October 11, 2012 | Wall Street Journal

Medicaid, America’s safety-net program for more than 62 million low-income uninsured Americans, is broken. It’s broken at the state level, where program costs are swamping state budgets.

Feds aim for big cut in NY’s Medicaid dollars by E.J. McMahon | September 21, 2012 | NY Torch

Federal Medicaid reimbursements to New York State could be cut by $1 billion a year to make up for more than two decades of excessive claims that one congressman compared to “fraud.”

NY’s Medicaid waiver wager by Russell Sykes | June 07, 2012 | NY Torch

Governor Andrew Cuomo is betting the house on Medicaid managed care ringing up estimated savings of $34 billion, to be split between New York and the federal government over the next five years.

Pressure Mounts on Medicaid Cap by Russell Sykes | January 26, 2012 | NY Torch

Just-released November data indicate that Medicaid spending was within Governor Cuomo's new cap through the first two-thirds of fiscal 2011-12 -- but just barely.The $15.3 billion cap on state-funded Medicaid spending within the Department of Health ...