Sentences with phrase «federal health care funding»

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ALBANY — Aiming a new set of angry barbs at Washington, Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned on Tuesday that state lawmakers may need to return to Albany before the end of the year to address deep cuts to federal health care funding.

Cuomo seemed open to single - payer on the state level, assuming that federal health care funding funneled to the state is maintained.

Uncertainty about federal health care funding makes it even more important that New York takes advantage of opportunities to offset costs, the comptroller said.

Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio are at odds again, this time over $ 1 billion worth of federal health care funding cuts that the mayor says the governor is «turning into a political football.»

If enacted, the state would deposit the tax revenue in a proposed health care shortfall fund that would offset losses to New York from cuts in federal health care funding to the state.

Morover, New York would likely suffer a budget hole from the loss of federal health care funding.

This act has now become the law of the land and requires that patients on admission to a hospital or other institutions in receipt of federal health care funds be questioned about Advance Directives» which are a Living Will, Health Care Agent, Durable Power of Attorney» so that if unable to express an opinion, the patient's wishes concerning life - sustaining technologies will have been made known.

The resolution also preempts a number of plans in Cuomo's own budget, on taxes, free college courses for prison inmates, and spending authority over federal health care funds.

Not exact matches

Earlier this month, Harper promised an expansion of the publicly funded health care system, including a federal pharmacare system.

For example, the federal government implemented a number of one - time measures, including $ 4.0 billion in 2002 - 03 for health care initiatives, $ 3.5 billion in 2003 - 04 for health care initiatives and agricultural support, $ 3.6 billion in 2004 - 05 for the Wait Times Reduction Fund and $ 9 billion in 2009 - 10 to support the auto sector.

About two years ago, and for the first time, the federal government through the National Institutes of Health set up a special fund concerned with the care and treatment of alcoholic persons.

The health care bill specifically and by executive order states that no federal funds can be used to pay for elective abortions.

Of course the health care bill will end up funding abortions with federal tax dollars.

Planned Parenthood and NARAL both screamed at the passing of the Democratic pro-life Congressman Bart Stupak's amendment, insisting that it would strip women of health care» though, in fact, federal funding of abortions was something the health - care bill would have created.

Congress is considering using a health care bill or other legislation to cut most of Planned Parenthood's federal funding and direct it to federally qualified health centers that do not perform abortions.

Federal funding of up to $ 500,000 exists for such a center through the Affordable Care Act, which allocates money to school - based health centers to be safety net providers.

Federal and state policymakers should ensure that adequate funding is available to integrate health screenings and services into other programs reaching infants and toddlers, including child care settings, nutrition services, home visiting programs, and foster care homes.

«I think we're going to come up with the monies for the shortfall fund for health care again in response to the federal government.»

«One of the causes of the fiscal crisis we are living is the unfair treatment by the federal government on health care funding for Puerto Ricans.

The state loses about a billion dollars in federal funding now that Congress has failed to renew the Child Health Plus plan, which offers health care to about 330,000 low - income children in NewHealth Plus plan, which offers health care to about 330,000 low - income children in Newhealth care to about 330,000 low - income children in New York.

The federal funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will be used to support child care services for low - income families in Oneida, Herkimer, and Madison County.

Malpass hit Gillibrand for supporting health care reform and for voting last September in favor of continuing federal funding to one of the conservatives» favorite targets, ACORN, which was something even her mentor, Sen. Chuck Schumer, declined to do.

Despite lingering fears about cuts to health care in Washington, it's worth noting that federal funding for the state's massive Medicaid program is still on track to go up, not down, in the year ahead.

This will cut critical federal funding known as Disproportionate Share Hospital payments that reimburses hospitals through the Medicaid program for uncompensated health care costs.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- The attorneys general for New York and Minnesota are suing the Trump administration for abruptly cutting off federal funding for health care coverage for more than 800,000 low - income residents in the two states.

First, the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, offered federal funding for multiple health care programs through the expansion of MedicCare Act, also known as Obamacare, offered federal funding for multiple health care programs through the expansion of Mediccare programs through the expansion of Medicaid.

Another health care heavyweight has released a statement in response to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's call for $ 5.9 billion worth of Medicaid cuts (when the federal share is factored in to the $ 2.85 billion worth of state funding).

They are concerned about funding cuts for foster care programs, public health and federal social service funds being reprogrammed.

At issue is a strategy led by a group of about 30 - 40 conservative House Republicans who've been trying to chisel away at the federal health care law by tying it to the short - term funding bill, known as a continuing resolution.

«Many states would be forced to kick low - income and disabled people off their health care coverage once federal funding for the Medicaid program is cut, as this Senate bill would do,» said Chris Shelton, president of the Communications Workers of America.

When immigrant communities are undercounted, we lose out significantly on federal funding for our schools, roads, health care services, housing and as we did in the 2010 Census, we lose elected representation in congress.

The state's comptroller is siding with Governor Cuomo over concerns that federal health care cuts will damage New York's budget, but he says the governor's budget experts should have saved more money in rainy day funds.

They criticized Katko for at first pledging to preserve federal support of the reproductive health care organization and then later voting to cut off funding.

There's a $ 4.4 billion structural gap and he says at least $ 2 billion more in funding cuts in health care from the federal government.

Cuomo also says the state budget, which is due next week, may now be held up over the uncertainty over federal funding for health care and other items.

These numbers do not reflect any losses attributable to changes in federal health care policy, such as reductions in hospital funding, Medicaid and insurance subsidies.

But in an interview on Capital Tonight, Zeldin was reluctant to say definitively if he would vote for a so - called «clean» continuing resolution that would fund the federal government operations that didn't include any changes to the federal health care law of 2010.

A sobering report to governors about the potential consequences of repealing the Obama - era health care law warns that federal spending cuts probably would create funding gaps for states and threaten many people with the loss of insurance coverage.

Chairman Crowley has long - supported increased federal funding for community health centers that provide primary and specialty care, as well as support services, to New York families.

They also said the governor is proposing a $ 1 billion increase in aid to public schools and assumes the level of health care funding from the federal government will remain flat for the next fiscal year.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday decried the Republican's health care bill as an «assault on New York,» saying the federal legislation would deprive 2.7 million state residents of coverage and undermine Medicaid funding.

The governor first floated the idea that lawmakers could be recalled to Albany last week, when he suggested that they adjust the formula used to distribute Disproportionate Share Hospital payments — money used to fund health care for the poor — after the federal DSH spigot was turned off Oct. 1.

The battle for increased reimbursement will play out over the next 90 days as the budget is negotiated, and against the backdrop of a state - imposed Medicaid cap, uncertainty over the future of federal Medicaid funding and cries from long - term care facilities and home health care providers, which are also pleading for higher reimbursements.

That seemed to constitute Mr. de Blasio's only certainty about how the Trump administration would affect the city's finances, although he also predicted tumult in health care funding and expressed confidence that the city would withstand Mr. Trump's threat to strip billions in federal funding from the city over its refusal to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

There's a $ 4.4 billion structural gap, and he said at least $ 2 billion more in funding cuts in health care from the federal government.

Recipients in the Empire State also qualify for employment - based health care, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week ordered the some 42,000 recipients in the state will remain eligible for state - funded Medicaid regardless of any federal changes.

Congress failed to rescind Disproportionate Share Hospital payment cuts that became effective on October 1, reducing critical federal funding that reimburses hospitals through the Medicaid program for uncompensated health care costs.

Ratcheting up the pressure in a bitter battle between New York City and the state over health care costs, the city's public hospital system is planning on suing New York State officials over a payment of some $ 380 million in federal funding it says the state is unlawfully withholding.

In a setback to President Barack Obama's health care law, a federal judge ruled that the administration is unconstitutionally spending federal money to fund the measure without approval from Congress.