Tag Archives: mrt
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
Filed under health disparities, legislation, news, people of color
Action Alert: Email the MRT
In response to the hurried and flawed process used to develop proposals for New York Medicaid redesign, the Save Our Safety Net-Campaign asks allies to send emails to members of the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) expressing our distaste with their … Continue reading
Filed under insurance, legislation
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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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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