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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 Albany, NY (October 9, 2020) Analysis of newly released Census data shows New York is the only state that saw a significant decline in the...
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 discussion. Hosted by the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York, the League of Women Voters, and public media outlets, "Election 2020...
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 significant decline in the number of uninsured children from 2016-2019 (pre-COVID-19). An estimated 101,000 New York children were uninsured last...
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 since the Coronavirus reached our doorstep: severe illness and death from the disease that results from Coronavirus, COVID-19, is significantly...
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 introduction of the coronavirus relief package bill H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act. We are...
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 any proposed changes have "zero impact on beneficiaries." The recommendations approved by the MRT II (with abstention from its one and only...