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State Budget to be Released Today

Posted February, 1 2011 by arianne

Governor Cuomo is scheduled to release the 2011-2012 Executive Budget today, which should be available on the budget website shortly.  The Governor is also set to deliver his budget address today at 1:00 PM.  This will be aired live via webcast, which can be accessed at the governor’s website: www.governor.ny.gov  UPDATE: Click here to read […]

Welcome home, fellow health advocates!

Posted January, 31 2011 by arianne

Those of you who were not part of the hundreds of advocates who flocked to Washington D.C. last week to attend Families USA’s Health Action 2011 conference will be disappointed to learn that you missed a very special guest appearance by President Obama! The President thanked all of  his fellow health care advocates (yes – […]

Put your boots back on – NYC Medicaid hearing has been rescheduled!

Posted January, 28 2011 by arianne

Due to yesterday’s exciting snow storm, the two Medicaid Redesign Team public hearings that were supposed to have taken place yesterday in NYC have been rescheduled for next week.  In lieu of two hearings – one in midtown and one in the Bronx – there will be just one hearing held on Friday, February 4th from 12:00 PM […]

Medicaid Redesign Team in Full Swing

Posted January, 25 2011 by arianne

 The New York State Medicaid Redesign Team, created by Governor Cuomo to conduct a comprehensive examination of New York’s Medicaid system, is now in full force with a series of public hearings currently being held around the state.  The topic of the day will be how to reduce inefficiencies and waste in the Medicaid system while […]