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Medicaid Turns 60!
Medicaid – the public health insurance program providing coverage to people with low income and people with disabilities – was signed into federal law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 30, 1965. New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller signed it into state law the...
Medicaid Matters New York Condemns Passage of Rushed, Inhumane Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill
A budget is a moral document, creating the framework for how a government will provide public services. H.R. 1, which Republican leaders have dubbed “beautiful,” is anything but beautiful for people with low income and people with disabilities who need health...
Medicaid stories from across the NYS
Medicaid matters to New Yorkers across the entire state. Find some of them in a new printable flier here.
New York groups express dismay, outrage after House approves massive Medicaid cuts
Medicaid Matters New York joined providers, insurance reps, labor leaders, other advocacy groups, and others in commenting on the U.S. House approval of the federal budget reconciliation bill that would decimate the Medicaid program and other health care programs. For...
Advocates join NY colleagues to oppose House reconciliation mark-up
For Immediate Release: May 13, 2025Contact: Rose Ryan 212.814.2778, Rose.Ryan@1199.org Statements from New York Coverage & Care Coalition Members in Response to $717 Billion in Healthcare Cuts to Be Considered by the House Energy & Commerce Committee...
Medicaid matters to New Yorkers in all NY Congressional districts
New Yorkers from across the state have been sharing their stories about the importance of Medicaid. Find some of them in this new, printable document of New York Medicaid stories.