EDITORIAL: Focus on Medicaid
What he hasn't fully dealt with, though, is the most urgent item on the state's 2020 agenda: Closing a
The
Cuomo made a move last week to lighten the load, but not by much. His administration announced that it will cut Medicaid payments by 1% in 2020 for a savings of
But
And while it's fair to predict that just about all New Yorkers are going to be helping the state climb out of the hole it has dug, it's also important to note that providers already work at a deficit when caring for Medicaid patients.
A big part of the answer must be to re-engineer
The
The report also shows that
Medicaid has grown in
These are just some of the factors that Cuomo will have to consider as he moves to right the state's finances. But this shouldn't be a short-term fix. This is the governor's chance to stabilize the health of
As to the morsels of information that Cuomo has been serving up, many are worthy of the state's time, including the announcement Monday that would turn Canalside's North
Other proposals include:
--"Reimagining" the
--Combatting robocalls
--Banning flavored vaping products and ads directed at youths
--Protecting consumers from abusive debt collectors, too many of whom have made a home in
--Lowering prescription drug prices
--Preventing criminals who commit a serious crime in another state from owning a gun here
It's a full and interesting docket, but it can't be allowed to distract attention from the urgent matters of Medicaid and the budget deficit. Cuomo and legislators have a difficult and serious job ahead.
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