July 30, 2025
Did you know the NYS Council archives MANY of the important daily communications we send to members on our Website? Yes, it’s true! We’ve been archiving most of our communications since 2021!
The NYS Council posted the slides from today’s United Hospital Fund Annual Medicaid Conference featuring a keynote address from State Medicaid Director Amir Bassirii in the Communications section of our Website. We have posted the slides here: https://nyscouncil.org/uhf-keynote-state-medicaid-direct-amir-bassiri-slides/
You will need Website credentials to get past the ‘Members Only’ firewall of information on our site. If you don’t already have credentials to access the ‘Members Only’ section of our Website (to include the Communications section), please send a note to Cindy Levernois at: cindy@nyscouncil.org and she will send you a UserName and Password promptly.
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Attached to this document please find a summary from today’s UHF Annual Medicaid Conference prepared by our government relations consultants at RMS.
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| Hochul bashes federal rollback of child health care protections |
| The governor claimed the new federal policy jeopardizes health insurance for 750,000 children across the state. |
| By Katelyn Cordero | 07/30/2025 02:01 PM EDT, Politico |
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ALBANY, New York — A new federal policy slated to take effect in 2027 will jeopardize health insurance coverage for more than 750,000 children in New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday.
The Democratic governor bashed President Donald Trump’s administration in a statement, calling the rollback of programs that provide continuous Medicaid coverage a “misguided policy” that “threatens the progress we’ve made in keeping young children connected to care.” Context: The federal government last year approved New York’s proposal for continuous Medicaid and Child Health Plus coverage for enrollees up to the age of 6. The state is now required to roll back that policy by 2027.New York’s continuous coverage policy was implemented this year under a federal waiver. It requires continued access to health care for children regardless of changes to family income. The waiver will not be revoked, but the Hochul administration received a letter from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services indicating that it will not be renewed in 2027.“ We will use every tool at our disposal to protect access to Medicaid and Child Health Plus for the more than 750,000 young children across New York State who depend on it for a healthy start in life,” Hochul said in her statement. The governor was joined by nearly two dozen Democratic lawmakers who also expressed their outrage over the changes. Some of the hardest hit areas include districts represented by the state’s seven House Republicans, a group Hochul has routinely pointed to when asked about federal cuts.Counties in and around New York City would see the greatest impact. Brooklyn and Queens each have more than 100,000 children who receive services through Medicaid and Child Health Plus.State Health Commissioner James McDonald said the state plans to ensure children are protected with continuous health care. He did not outline how the state Department of Health would respond, though.“ Ensuring they have access to health coverage during their critical years of development is both the right thing to do and sound public health investment,” McDonald said in a statement. “The Department remains committed to protecting the health and well-being of New York’s youngest and most vulnerable residents.” |