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...
Download a PDF of the agenda here. Aqui en Español. Our testimony on the Governor's proposed 2025-2026 Health/Medicaid budget is here. An overview of our 2025-2026 budget positions is here. Medicaid consumers and Medicaid consumer advocates find themselves in a time...
Download our agenda here. Find our testimony to the Assembly Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees on the 2024-2025 Executive budget here. Our one-pager highlighting our positions on the Governor's proposed 2024-2025 budget is here. Find a summary of the...
Medicaid Matters New York lays out the following policy and budget priorities to enhance and strengthen New York's Medicaid program for all who need it. Download the document here. Strengthen Medicaid managed care New York has administered Medicaid through managed...
Here is what New York needs to do to reach greater health equity: Expand access to public health insurance programs and services New York must work toward greater health equity by providing needed coverage for older adults, people with disabilities, immigrants, people...
To reach greater equity and protect the Medicaid safety net and the people who rely on it, New York State must: Keep Medicaid budgeting within the process set in the State Constitution to allow for full legislative and public discourse; if stakeholder bodies are...
Download our 2020 Vision document here. Medicaid Matters released this statement regarding the Governor's Executive budget. The Medicaid Matters Steering Committee put out this statement in response to the seating of a Medicaid Redesign Team. The...
Through payment and delivery system reform and other initiatives, New York State has made tremendous strides to improve its Medicaid program, while also reigning in spending. However, these major initiatives have not been without harm to consumers and...