Applying to it in New York may seem like a laborious and resource-intensive route to take; particularly so to a first-time Medicaid in New York, especially when they do not exactly know what to expect ...

The authors discuss the upcoming United States budget legislation that is under discussion, which aims to cut Medicaid funding. States like New York may need to tighten eligibility and cut costs to ...

State health officials are implementing a long-delayed home care reform later this summer to try to quash spending within the state’s growing Medicaid program. Starting Sept. 1, the Department of ...

The budget reconciliation process resulting in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was enacted on July 4, 2025, contains many significant changes to the Medicaid program. Many of the changes, such ...

The continuing growth in states’ Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets. In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid was the largest category of total state spending, consuming 29.8 ...

Officials say it is the largest Medicaid fraud scheme ever prosecuted by the Orange County District Attorney's Office.

I have been dismayed in recent months that some state leaders are blaming the federal government for the New York state Medicaid program’s woes, when they should be taking responsibility for their ...

Funding for doulas may be safe in New York, for now. But elsewhere, health experts are concerned that President Trump’s ...

New York state health officials allowed millions of dollars in "improper" Medicaid payments to flow to providers due to a ...

The New York comptroller said it flagged the over payments the state Health Department made due a lack of oversight.

The U.S. House of Representatives has advanced a plan to slash about $700 billion from Medicaid over the next ten years. Not only would major cuts to Medicaid harm the health of New Yorkers, but they ...

Builds on Three Consecutive Years of Top-Tier Performance in the New York State Department of Health Medicaid Quality Incentive Program For the past three years, Healthfirst has achieved tier one ...