Medicaid Matters New York

Toward Continuous and Comprehensive Coverage for Dual Eligibles - Medicare Rights Center For people enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid, dual eligibility should mean better access, more benefits, and streamlined processes. But the reality is often more disorganized and complicated as t...

Excellent brief by @medicarerights.bsky.social on providing continuous and comprehensive coverage for people who are eligible for both #Medicare and #Medicaid.
www.medicarerights.org/medicare-wat...

Our ask is simple: spend money in #Medicaid on more than just hospitals and nursing homes! Read more here: medicaidmattersny.org/wp-content/u... @leaderasc.bsky.social @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social @nysenate.bsky.social @nyassemblymajority.bsky.social @governor.ny.gov

NHeLP Condemns Weaponization of Medicaid Data to Justify $1 Trillion in Cuts - National Health Law Program Washington, DC — The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) strongly condemns the administration’s release of Medicaid claims data under the guise of fraud prevention. It is a bad-faith effort to manufac...

The federal gov't has unjustifiably released #Medicaid data under the guise of fraud prevention. They are hoping to justify the enormous cuts enacted last year. This is wrong. healthlaw.org/news/nhelp-c... @nhelp.bsky.social

Commentary: Managed care for Medicaid's behavioral health services has been a disaster Removing community-based mental health and addiction services from New York's Medicaid managed-care program will save the state money and improve care.

We agree. Behavioral health services should not be provided through #Medicaid managed care. www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...

Medicaid Matters to New Yorkers like Marilyn. New Yorkers across this great state share their stories about why Medicaid is important to them: medicaidmattersny.org/wp-content/u...
#HandsOffMedicaid #medicaidmatters

Improving the administration of Medicaid in New York Rockefeller Institute of Government's Courtney Burke discusses the administration of New York’s Medicaid program and how it could be improved.

Investment in #Medicaid and administration of the program is more important than ever. Learn more from Courtney Burke of Rockefeller Inst of Gov't on Capitol Pressroom: capitolpressroom.org/2025/10/20/i...

New Yorkers across the state shared their stories about why Medicaid is important to them. Read more: medicaidmattersny.org/wp-content/u...
#MedicaidMatters

Episode 11: Medicaid and SNAP Podcast Episode · The Empire State Campaign for Child Care Podcast · 07/31/2025 · 8m

Check out our latest podcast where we discuss the impacts of federal cuts to Medicaid and SNAP with @medicaidmtrsny.bsky.social.
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Thank you @empirestateccc.bsky.social for including the tough topic of how federal #Medicaid cuts could impact the child care workforce on your podcast!

Spending Medicaid’s 60th birthday with 300+ colleagues hearing from NY Medicaid Director Amir Bassiri at @unitedhospitalfund.bsky.social annual conference. #Medicaidat60 #UHFMedicaid2025

#Medicaid turns 60 today! People across our great state rely on Medicaid for their health and wellbeing. Read more on the importance of public health insurance coverage as we celebrate this anniversary! medicaidmattersny.org/medicaid-tur... #Medicaidat60 #MedicaidMatters

Medicaid Turns 60: Celebrate Coverage, Not Cuts  - Children's Defense Fund For six decades, Medicaid has served as a lifeline, protecting children’s health and strengthening communities. Now, as Medicaid marks this milestone, that promise has been broken.

From Children's Defense Fund, #Medicaid Turns 60: Celebrate Coverage, Not Cuts childrensdefense.org/blog/medicai...
#MedicaidMatters #Medicaidat60

Medicaid is turning 60! Did you know? Nearly 7 million New Yorkers have health insurance thanks to #Medicaid. Read some of their stories: medicaidmattersny.org/wp-content/u... #Medicaidat60 #MedicaidMatters

As Medicaid turns 60, we celebrate the life changing opportunities it has provided to millions of New Yorkers like Noëlle and her family. @reppaultonko.bsky.social #Medicaidat60 #medicaidmatters

Medicaid turns 60 this week! Did you know? Nearly 7 million New Yorkers have health insurance thanks to #Medicaid. Read some of their stories: medicaidmattersny.org/wp-content/u... #Medicaidat60 #MedicaidMatters

Medicaid, CHIP, and Affordable Care Act Marketplace Cuts and Other Health Provisions in the Budget Reconciliation Law, Explained In partnership with On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the Congressional Republican budget reconciliation bill into law (H.R. 1 or P.L. 119-21).  Earlier, on July 1, 2025, the Senate pass…

Need a good resource for the health provisions in HR1? @georgetownccf.bsky.social & Center for Health Insurance Reform have published an explainer! ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/07/22/m...

Think the Medicaid cuts don't affect you? Think again. : It's Been a Minute Republicans have passed President Trump's One Big, Beautiful bill, but is it built on bad faith stereotypes? The legislation guts funding for Medicaid, and for a long time Republicans have been attack...

Two brilliant #Medicaid scholars discuss the impact of the federal budget reconciliation bill passed last week. @joanalker1.bsky.social @povertyscholar.bsky.social @npr.org @bmluse.bsky.social #MedicaidMatters www.npr.org/2025/07/04/1...

"I see #Medicaid as essential to the survival of my industry, business and to the economic security of my staff," says a child care provider in Nassau County.
#MedicaidMatters @replauragillen.bsky.social @newsday.bsky.social

All New Yorkers will feel the brunt of the callous, inhumane federal budget reconciliation bill in some way. We condemn its rushed passage today. medicaidmattersny.org/medicaid-mat... #MedicaidMatters

Opinion: GOP’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ will savage NY’s health care system, budget and economy The GOP bill would leave 1.5 million New Yorkers uninsured, cut hospital funding by $3 billion and blow a $13.5 billion hole in the state budget.

Spot on. @cssnyorg.bsky.social @cityandstateny.bsky.social
www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...

#Medicaid is health insurance coverage. New Yorkers across our state tell their stories to share why the program is important to them: medicaidmattersny.org/wp-content/u... #HandsOffMedicaid @schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social

Editorial: One Big Ugly Bill The Big Beautiful Bill approved by the House would harm tens of millions of Americans and mushroom the national debt. The Senate has to head off this disaster.

Albany @timesunion.com agrees. The Republican budget plan is "one big ugly bill."
www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...
#HandsOffMedicaid #MedicaidMatters #ProtectMedicaid

New York Hospitals will Close under the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" - Fiscal Policy Institute 70 of New York's 156 hospitals are at risk of closure from federal Medicaid cuts

The Republican budget reconciliation plan would have a huge impact on NY hospitals. Eight are at risk of closure. @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social explains. fiscalpolicy.org/new-york-hos...
#HandsOffMedicaid

New @nysdoh.bsky.social mapping shows the massive impacts the House reconciliation plan would have on New Yorkers. sharegisny.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboa...
There's still a chance to vote no! #HandsOffMedicaid #HandsOffOurHealthCare

The Devastating Harms of House Republicans’ Big, 'Beautiful' Bill by State and Congressional District Estimates for the increase in number of uninsured people by 2034; how many people could lose some or all SNAP benefits; and the number of jobs at risk due to elimination of clean energy tax credits un...

This @americanprogress.bsky.social analysis outlines devastating impacts of the House reconciliation bill by state and Congressional district: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-... #HandsOffMedicaid #MedicaidMatters #ProtectMedicaid @schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social

This fight for the future or our health care is not over, but health, consumer and community advocates and the millions of Americans we represent will remember this vote.

Read the full statement from @awright2care.bsky.social here: familiesusa.org/press-releas...

SCHUMER: SHOCKING NEW DISTRICT-BY-DISTRICT REPORT SHOWS THE GOP PLAN TO GUT MEDICAID COULD KICK 1.5 MILLION NEW YORKERS OFF HEALTH INSURANCE & AND RIP AWAY $13.5 BILLION FROM LOCAL HOSPITALS & NY HEAL... SENATOR SAYS THIS WEEK IS PIVOTAL AS HOUSE RUSHES TO PASS DEVASTATING CUTS; DEMANDS NY HOUSE...

Thank you @schumer.senate.gov for continuing to sound the alarm on #Medicaid cuts being debated in the House. schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/pre... #HandsOffMedicaid @nysdoh.bsky.social @governor.ny.gov

Use our district-specific fact sheets to provide details on Medicaid where you live! www.medicaidmattersny.org/federal-issues

Nervous about calling your House reps to urge them to vote no on #Medicaid cuts? Here's a little 'how to' that should help!

The House is moving to approve massive health care cuts. Here are the details, outlined by @familiesusa.bsky.social: familiesusa.org/wp-content/u... #HandsOffMedicaid #MedicaidMatters #ProtectMedicaid