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New York Needs Safety Net Hospitals

Here is our op-ed on the Medicaid Redesign Team that ran in today’s Albany Times Union. Comments most welcome! By Nisha Agarwal and Shena Elrington Gov. Andrew Cuomo‘s Medicaid Redesign Team was handpicked by him and elected by no one. … Continue reading

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Let’s Go Wisconsin On Them

We are back in New York City after a productive weekend at the black, Latino and Asian legislators caucus in Albany, where we presented on a panel about the Governor’s Medicaid Redesign Team with Judy Wessler from the Commission on … Continue reading

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Decisionmaking From on High

Tomorrow, Friday, February 18, is the deadline for members of Governor Cuomo’s Medicaid Redesign Team to submit their “scores” for 49 proposals given to them by the New York State Department of Health that are supposed to generate $2.85 billion–yes, … Continue reading

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Save Our Safety Net – Video from Medicaid Redesign Hearings

On February 4, 2011 – Governor Cuomo’s Mediciad Redesign Team (MRT) held a public hearing in NYC. The MRT has been charged with finding $2.85 billion of cuts to New York’s Medicaid budget by March 1st. The MRT – which … Continue reading

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