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Top budget priority: Provide coverage for almost 1/2 million New Yorkers
Medicaid Matters New York joins countless organizations and individuals to call on the Governor and the Legislature to provide affordable coverage options for the almost half a million New Yorkers who will lose coverage July 1st due to Federal cuts. Medicaid Matters...
Budget checklist reminds policymakers to consider Medicaid consumers
The annual Medicaid Budget Consumer Checklist is here! This budget advocacy tool is meant to reminder policymakers of the budget issues of importance to Medicaid consumers. Download the checklist here.
Coalition submits testimony on FY 2027 Executive Budget
The Medicaid Matters Coordinator testified at the joint legislative hearing on the Governor's proposed 2026-2027 state budget. Read the testimony below and download the PDF here. Find the archived video of her testimony at the hearing here. Our budget testimony has...
Affordable coverage for immigrants in NYS
A jointly-hosted webinar took place January 8th to highlight the impacts of recent federal changes on immigrants' health insurance coverage. Medicaid Matters New York, Health Care for All New York, Community Service Society of New York, Make the Road New York, and the...
A Vision for NY Medicaid in 2026
Medicaid Matters New York has published its 2026 Health Justice Agenda. Find it below and download the PDF at this link. The federal budget reconciliation bill enacted in July 2025 – H.R.1 – will have a devastating impact on state budgets, including here in New...
How Federal Cuts Will Impact New York
Medicaid Matters New York has published a new one-pager focused on the impact that HR.1 will have on New Yorkers and Medicaid. Click here to download.