Assembly One-House Budget Invests in Public Health and Dedicates Funding for Community Health Providers
Assembly Speaker
"The Assembly Majority is committed to funding a public health system that meets the needs of our families and communities," said Heastie. "This spending plan makes the critical capital investments we need to give New Yorkers access to affordable, quality health services."
Assemblymember
In recognition of the essential role of community-based healthcare services, the Assembly budget restores more than
* Evidence-Based Cancer Services;
* Obesity and Diabetes Consolidation;
* Healthy Neighborhoods;
* Childhood Asthma Coalitions;
* Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APPS);
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* Sickle Cell; and
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The spending plan would earmark
Seniors face some of the highest health care costs in the state and the Assembly budget would commit much needed resources to curb these expenses and preserve access to affordable long-term care. In the SFY 2017-18 proposal the Assembly restores
The Assembly provides
Among other measures included in the Assembly budget:
* a new
* Provisions to improve insurance collections for covered Early Intervention services;
* Restoration of
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* Improving harm reduction policies through a proposal to decriminalize syringe possession and increase access to clean syringes; and
* Measures to ensure adequate reimbursements under Managed Long Term Care plans and sufficient wages for employees of these providers.
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