Sentences with phrase «executive budget health»

Testimony submitted to the Joint Fiscal Committees on the SFY 2015 - 16 Executive Budget Health / Medicaid Budget Hearing.

The Executive Budget health - related proposals are varied in nature from the funding for the New York Health Benefit Exchange at an additional $ 54.3 million to $ 148.3 million in 2014 - 15, to legislating the composition of out - of - network health benefits and protecting consumers from physician surprise billing and balanced billing as well establishing capital finance programs meant to strengthen New York's health care infrastructure.

The Executive Budget health - related proposals focus on Healthcare Exchanges / ACA compliance and Medicaid issues.

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Although the company's executives initially paid plenty of lip service to the importance of «the health and success» of the community, they pulled their financial support — which was supposed to last a year — for the kitchen after eight months, taking with them the $ 5,000 still left in the budget.

Executive Budget proposal accepted with some modifications including ability to contribute to existing state health and higher education foundations.

In that instance, the Legislature went to court over Pataki's initial executive budget submission, saying it inappropriately contained significant changes to education and health care policy in appropriations bills.

The Executive Budget recommends an increase of 70 in Department of Insurance staffing, including new examiner trainees and new staff to support enhanced oversight of the health care insurance industry.

If approved, the health taxes in the Deficit Reduction Plan and Executive Budget will drive up the cost of health insurance for all Business Council member employers that purchase health coverage — from sole proprietors and small businesses to the largest self - insured companies — yet will provide no additional covered benefits or have any effect on addressing the rising cost of health care.

The Business Council strongly opposes provisions in the 2009 - 10 Executive Budget that would impose almost $ 770 million in new or increased assessments and surcharges on health care and health insurance, including $ 590 million within the Deficit Reduction Plan.

S. 249 / A. 162 (Parts D, G), A. 158 / S.58 (Part C), A. 160 / S.60 (Part D), Oppose, Deficit Reduction Plan & Executive Budget — Health Insurance Taxes

Retiree Health Insurance — The Executive Budget includes a number of reforms that will provide needed long - term savings, including tiered premium shares based on years of service and limited reimbursement of Medicare premiums.

With New York's arbitration law set to expire on June 30, Governor Andrew Cuomo's 2013 - 14 Executive Budget included statutory language imposing 2 percent cap on compensation cost increases resulting from arbitration, defining «compensation» to include health benefits while excluding steps and longevity increments.

Yet when we look at the Executive Budget, we see that he as included over $ 800 million in new taxes and assessments on health care and health insurance, including $ 590 million within the Deficit Reduction Plan for the current fiscal year.

-- There will be a joint legislative hearing on the executive budget proposal as it relates to health and Medicaid at 10 a.m. — The Assembly Standing Committee on Real Property Taxation will meet at 11:30 a.m. in Albany for a budget implementation hearing.

While Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos looked on, Cuomo said there is «flexibility» in his executive budget proposal (he has already signaled a willingness to restore health care and education aid, as long as the overall $ 132.9 billion number doesn't grow).

Governor Cuomo's Executive Budget calls for $ 65 million for New York's State Wide Health Information Network, or SHIN - NY.

After de Blasio released his executive budget on May 7, council members have continued to push for an increase in funds for libraries, parks, NYPD headcount, senior citizen services, women's health services, city - funded school lunches for all students, and more.

In response to the proposed executive budget, Finance Committee Chair Julissa Ferreras and Mark - Viverito released a joint statement in May praising the budget's strong capital investment and increased funding toward mental health programs, public housing, and after - school programs for students.

The Comptroller shall review all revenue estimates and expenditure estimates for Medicaid, public assistance and pension contributions and health care insurance costs for County employees to be used in the proposed tentative budget prepared by the County Executive and submit to the Legislature in writing by the 15th of October a report indicating whether or not such estimates are suitable estimates for the upcoming fiscal year.

«A balanced approach to balancing the state budget makes good economic sense, but is also important from a societal perspective that the pain of balancing the state budget be spread more fairly and that counter-productive cuts in essential services, from education to mental health, be avoided,» said Frank Mauro, Executive Director of the Fiscal Policy Institute.

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The executive said budget limitations prevent the county from achieving these types of offerings and believes expanding additional health centers to FQHCs will enhance services at a lower cost.

On or before the 1st day of October the County Executive shall submit to the Comptroller all revenue estimates and expenditure estimates for Medicaid, public assistance, and pension contributions and health care insurance costs for County employees to be used in the proposed budget.

«Several elements of the proposed Executive Budget aim to provide integrated health care at a much lower cost,» Baker said.

(GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino said better mental health systems — not tougher gun control laws — were needed to combat mass shootings, but he has slashed funding and staffing for such services since taking office as Westchester county executive in 2010, budget figures show.)

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GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino said better mental health systems — not tougher gun control laws — were needed to combat mass shootings, but he has slashed funding and staffing for such services since taking office as Westchester county executive in 2010, budget figures show.

The Executive Budget provides substantial relief in health care spending for all counties and the City of New York.

Here's what happened: In 2010, a former state Department of Health employee who was involved in setting budgets and, in a previous role, developing regulations, became executive director of an advocacy group.

«The 2017 - 18 Executive Budget seeks to balance spending and revenue and proposes much needed capital investments in clean water projects while increasing funding for education, health care and other programs,» DiNapoli said.

MOUNT VERNON — Sen. George Latimer, Democratic nominee for Westchester County Executive, held a press conference in Mount Vernon Tuesday to discuss budget cuts proposed by County Executive Rob Astorino to health services in Westchester.

Surrounded by local officials at the Mount Vernon neighborhood health center, Latimer discussed what he calls the «dismal effects» of Astorino's budget cuts to health services during his tenure as County Executive — including cuts to local health care centers, daycares, women's health services and mental health services.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's Fiscal Year 2016 executive budget, unveiled Thursday, allocates $ 100 million to fix roofs in 66 New York City Housing Authority buildings, a move health officials said will combat asthma among children in low - income families.

The proposal, part of the $ 168.2 billion executive budget released last week, says that any Medicaid managed care or long - term care Health Maintenance Organization that has excess reserves across all lines of business would be subject to a prospective cut in Medicaid rates.

The governor's executive budget had other proposals designed to garner revenue from the health insurance industry, including a 14 percent tax on the money companies received as a result of the recently passed Republican tax plan.

In the end the governor agreed to drop the health exchanges from the budget, and issue an executive order to create the exchanges instead.

The governor's executive budget, released in January, proposed cutting Medicaid payments to certain health insurance companies with excess reserves, and was rejected by both houses of the Legislature.

While the executive proposal includes $ 200 million in funding to address the opioid crisis, it does not prevent the state from using the existing funds designated for these programs to plug other holes in the budget, according to Bill Hammond, health policy analyst at the Empire Center for Fiscal Policy, a conservative - leaning think tank.

With a $ 348 million increase in taxes on health insurance already approved by lawmakers as part of the 2008 - 09 Deficit Reduction Plan (DRP), The Business Council strongly opposes an additional $ 481 million in health care and health insurance taxes that are proposed as part of the 2009 - 10 Executive Budget.

An additional $ 481 million in new and increased health taxes that were proposed in the overall Executive Budget await lawmaker action, including:

If approved, the health taxes in the Executive Budget will further drive up the cost of health insurance for all Business Council member employers that purchase health coverage yet will provide no additional covered benefits or have any effect on addressing the rising cost of health care.

«The Governor's announcement of cuts in the Executive Chamber budget, including cuts to his own salary, demonstrate that sacrifices will be necessary in all aspects of State government if New York is to regain its fiscal health.»

BY PAUL SCHINDLER The city health department and leading AIDS advocacy groups are scrambling to convince Governor Andrew Cuomo to reverse a proposal in his new executive budget that would reduce reimbursements for local government public health spending in six core areas from 36 percent of the total to 29 percent.

«The Legislature has declined to include a health exchange in the budget so we will set it up by executive order,» Cuomo said at the cabinet meeting.

The executive budget increased overall spending by only about $ 100 million compared to the preliminary budget, but added a number of new initiatives paid for by $ 1.25 billion in additional savings, including an ambitious plan to overhaul the floundering municipal hospital system, New York City Health + Hospitals.

Specifically citing the administration's ambitious plan to overhaul the municipal hospitals system, New York City Health + Hospitals, as problematic, Ferreras - Copeland (pictured) said that the plan was provided to the Council less than a day before the first executive budget hearing.

The executive budget also added a $ 160 million investment in Fiscal 2016 for the ailing municipal health system, New York City Health + Hospitals (H+H), which will increase to $ 180 million for fiscalhealth system, New York City Health + Hospitals (H+H), which will increase to $ 180 million for fiscalHealth + Hospitals (H+H), which will increase to $ 180 million for fiscal 2017.

2014 has been a significant year of accomplishments for Mark, including working with the Legislature to pass a balanced budget with a small tax cut, opening the Erie County Health Mall, signing an executive order requiring that all contractors with Erie County comply with equal pay laws for women, restructuring the Department of Social Services while hiring more CPS caseworkers, and managing the emergency response to four major weather - related events: two blizzards, flooding in West Seneca and Winter Storm Knife.

They'll also discuss the health care reforms proposed in Governor Spitzer's executive budget.

«We are very alarmed by the first rollback in health coverage for low income New Yorkers that is proposed in the Executive Budget,» said Heidi Siegfried of New Yorkers for Accessible Health Coverage (NYhealth coverage for low income New Yorkers that is proposed in the Executive Budget,» said Heidi Siegfried of New Yorkers for Accessible Health Coverage (NYHealth Coverage (NYFAHC).