The state financial plan published on June 10 disclosed key information about healthcare revenue and spending that lawmakers had not made public when approving the annual budget two weeks before. Read More
Tag: Government Spending
As the Trump administration cracks down on fraud, waste and abuse in Medicaid, New York is a logical place to start. New York spends far more Read More
Although Governor Hochul said last week that the current trajectory of Medicaid spending is "not sustainable," the upward trend is even steeper than she and her budget director have acknowledged. Read More
The growth of New York's Medicaid spending is projected to slow but not stop as Governor Hochul and the Legislature effectively split their differences over health care in the newly enacted state budget. Read More
As state budget preparations head into their final weeks, a confrontation is brewing over Medicaid, the state-run health plan for the low-income and disabled. Governor Hochul has holding the state’s $36 billion share of Medicaid funding essenti Read More
New York's per capita Medicaid costs have remained the highest among the 50 states even as nationwide spending on the program surged during the pandemic. New York's version of Read More
When Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers approved New York’s latest budget, they pushed spending to its highest level in history. New data about the state’s financial picture show they didn’t think enough about the future. A new budget Read More
Rep. Josh Gottheimer ruffled feathers when he called for Congress to investigate the spending practices of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, operating New York’s mass transi Read More