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We need a Marshall Plan in the US for the aging and elderly

A couple of months ago, I was sitting n a press conference where Chandler Ralph was talking about big changes at the Uihlein nursing home in Lake Placid. Ralph is CEO of Adirondack health, which operates nursing homes, hospitals and clinics in the...

Morning Read: Saying no to family, yes to big government

I’ve been hearing about this problem for years, and it seems like a last gasp of the ugly old version of dependency-welfare that we mostly reformed a decade ago. Because of the way Medicaid works, families have a huge economic incentive to...

News stories tagged with "medicaid"

NY Medicaid Cuts "Threaten" Nursing Homes: Some May Close

by Brian Mann

Apr 03, 2003 — Faced with a massive budget deficit, Governor George Pataki wants to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the state Medicaid program. Nursing homes in the north country say the plan will mean fewer services for elderly residents. Some homes are threatening to close. But as Brian Mann reports, some critics say nursing homes should operate more efficiently. Go to full article

Pataki to Release His Budget Plans Wednesday

by Karen DeWitt

Jan 28, 2003 — Governor Pataki has said he wants to reform Medicaid in his new budget, to be released Wednesday. Those who have to pay for rapidly growing state health care program are hoping that Pataki will propose cuts as a solution. Those who depend on Medicaid for health care wish that the Governor would preserve services. Karen Dewitt reports. Go to full article

Clinton Calls for More Federal Medicaid Money

by David Sommerstein

Jan 22, 2003 — New York Senator Hillary Clinton is trying to protect Medicaid services in financially troubled states. She's calling on the federal government to boost its share of Medicaid payments. David Sommerstein reports. Go to full article

Medicaid Funding Puts Counties in Pinch

by David Sommerstein

Nov 25, 2002 — County lawmakers across the North Country are approving steep property tax hikes in next year's budgets, in some places by 10 to 20 percent. They say they need the money to pay for soaring Medicaid costs. David Sommerstein reports. Go to full article

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