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Joint Statement on the Adopted 2021-22 Health and Medicaid Budget
April 13, 2021 – Medicaid Matters New York and Health Care for All New York – the two major statewide health care consumer...
Advocates “deeply disappointed” 2021-22 budget fails to repeal the Medicaid cap
April 6, 2021 Medicaid Matters New York – the statewide coalition representing the interests of people who are served by...
New report provides 2020 pandemic enrollment data by county
March 2021 Pandemic Enrollment Growth Highlights the Importance of Medicaid Medicaid provides access to health care for...
Medicaid consumer advocates think the Medicaid spending cap should be repealed. Here is why.
Why New York Should Repeal the Medicaid Spending Cap Background New York’s Medicaid spending cap has been in place since...
2020 Enrollment Data Demonstrates Importance of Medicaid
Between March and November 2020, over 700,000 new enrollees turned to Medicaid for health coverage due to the economic...
Medicaid advocates provide response to 2021-22 Executive budget
2021-22 Budget Issues Subject to updates as we learn more about the budget and the budget process unfolds. Medicaid Matters...
Medicaid Matters Coordinator comments on study showing NY decreased number of uninsured children
New Data Finds Number of Uninsured Children In New York Decreased between 2016 and 2019, Bucking National Trend...
Election 2020 and Health Care: What to Know Before You Vote
On October 7th, Medicaid Matters Coordinator, Lara Kassel, participated in a pre-Election Day health care policy...
New Data Finds Number of Uninsured Children In New York Decreased between 2016 and 2019, Bucking National Trend
Albany, NY (October 9, 2020) Analysis of newly released Census data shows New York is the only state that saw a...
Coronavirus and Beyond: Reaching Greater Equity
New York State is at the epicenter of a global pandemic. Data has emerged that reflects what we have witnessed almost...
Protect Medicaid advocates issue statement on House HEROES Act
The Protect Medicaid Campaign - representing New York’s leading health care consumer advocacy groups - applauds the...
Medicaid Consumer Advocates Respond to 2021 Enacted Budget
When Governor Cuomo established his Medicaid Redesign Team – or MRT II – in January, he gave its members the directive that...
Protect Medicaid Campaign issues statement on final MRT meeting
Statement from the Protect Medicaid Campaign, a coalition of 130+ health advocacy organizations across New York: “New...
Lara Kassel, Coordinator of Medicaid Matter NY, is interviewed on Capitol Pressroom
On March 3, 2020, Lara discussed Medicaid spending as Governor Cuomo's Medicaid Redesign Team works to find savings in the...
An Alternate Perspective on the 2020-21 Budget
Medicaid consumer advocates reject the Governor’s claims about the current Medicaid budget situation. Instead, Medicaid...