«New York's financially struggling hospitals were living austerely within the State's Medicaid spending cap well before the recent avalanche
of Federal health care cuts, while other sectors, such as education, have not been held to theirs,» said Kenneth Raske, president of the Greater New York Hospital Association.
Now, Kenneth Raske of the Greater New York Hospital Association is pulling hard the other way: «New York's financially struggling hospitals were living austerely within the state's Medicaid spending cap well before the recent avalanche
of federal health care cuts,» Raske told the Daily News» Kenneth Lovett, «while other sectors, such as education, have not been held to theirs.»
Not exact matches
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.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week raised the specter
of a special session before the year ends to address the deficit caused by
federal health care cuts — both already realized and potentially pending.
Stung by the expiration
of federal aid intended to help states balance budgets as they seek to recover from the recession that began in 2008, the final budget is also expected to include another
cut in local aid to cities and towns and to call for reduced growth in the rate
of spending on education and
health care, although special education is one
of the few areas in which significant investments appear imminent.
Following a few years
of relative fiscal stability thanks to the economic recovery and bank settlements following the financial collapse, New York is staring down a budget deficit
of more than $ 4 billion, an amount that could be grow because
of cuts in
federal health care spending and the tax overhaul.
Proponents
of raising taxes on New York's wealthiest say they have a new impetus to increase the state's revenue — the continued bad news from Washington about deep
federal cuts to
health care and other areas.
Reinstating this tax on buybacks would allow Governor Cuomo and the State Legislature to tax some
of the windfall profits companies are making off the tax bill and protect New Yorkers from devastating
federal cuts to
health care and education.»
«As always, you have to make decisions about how much you can afford to do in school aid and how much money you have to put aside for the potential impact
of federal cuts in Medicaid and in
health care,» Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle (D - Irondequoit) said last week.
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).
After weeks
of warning about its possible consequences, a
federal cut to New York's hospitals took effect on Sunday, adding stress to the state's already overworked public
health care system.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday morning the
federal budget outlook — and the fate
of cuts to
health care programs in New York — remained too vague to determine whether a special session
of the Legislature was necessary.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week, meanwhile, opened the possibiltiy to a special session
of the Legislature given the uncertainty surrounding the
federal government, saying the
cuts to New York to
health care and elsewhere could run as high as $ 17 billion.
At the same time, he raised the possibility
of a special session, depending on what
cuts from the
federal government may be imposed, including the impact
of the Graham - Cassidy
health care bill, should it become law.
«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.
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.
But Cuomo has decried on a broader level the Republican control
of the
federal government that he says will end up «
cutting affordable housing,
health care for the poor and food for the poor.»
The ad accuses Slaughter
of a voting for a slew
of tax increases, including the so - called «cap and trade» emissions measure and trots out the frequent Republicant talking point that the 2010
federal health care bill
cuts $ 716 billion for Medicare, which is actually spread out over 10 years and targets subsidies to insurance companies.
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.
Using a current - law baseline measure, the state budget gap for fiscal 2018 - 19 alone was last projected by DOB at $ 4 billion, a figure the governor himself began citing recently (without further explanation) in his recent warnings about the implications
of federal health care spending
cuts.
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.»
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said a special session
of the state Legislature may be needed if more than $ 2 billion in
federal health care cuts to New York are allowed to take effect on Oct. 1.
The state already is facing a projected deficit
of at least $ 4.4 billion that could worsen as a result
of the tax bill and prior
federal health care cuts.
ALBANY - Gov. Cuomo said a special session
of the state Legislature may be needed if more than $ 2 billion in
federal health care cuts to New York are allowed to take effect on Oct. 1.
«I and other members
of the Senate Democratic conference stood firm against mid-year
cuts to schools and also rejected
health care cuts that would have cost New York hundreds
of millions
of dollars in lost
federal funds,» Onorato said.
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.
In a debate on Time Warner Cable television, both said they'd vote to repeal the new
federal health care law, call for the resignation
of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki over revelations
of mismanagement, support Fort Drum against defense department
cuts, and join Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer in calling for more money to combat the heroin epidemic.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, under the guise
of bracing for the impact
of federal cuts to
health care spending, proposes a 14 percent tax on New York
health insurers in his 2018 - 19 budget.
New York state, he said, should be a bulwark against what he said was damaging
federal policy and must counter efforts to roll back
cuts to
health care, environmental protections and safeguards
of marginalized populations.
According to the statement, the
cuts would trigger a loss
of $ 3 billion in
federal funds for
health care in resulting in a total loss for New Yorkers
of $ 5.9 billion in Medicaid funding.»
The congressional Republicans» tax plan — with its call for the elimination
of some or all
federal income deductions that Californians have taken for state and local income taxes, sales and real estate taxes — accompanied by big
cuts to
health care spending, could affect the state's economy and budget.
The
federal health care bill which is a repeal of the Affordable Care Act is calling for $ 880 billion in cuts to Medicaid over the next ten ye
care bill which is a repeal
of the Affordable
Care Act is calling for $ 880 billion in cuts to Medicaid over the next ten ye
Care Act is calling for $ 880 billion in
cuts to Medicaid over the next ten years.
A legal challenge is being filed at the
Federal Court of Canada, arguing that the federal government's cuts to refugee health care are unconstitutional, and in breach of Canada's obligations under internation
Federal Court
of Canada, arguing that the
federal government's cuts to refugee health care are unconstitutional, and in breach of Canada's obligations under internation
federal government's
cuts to refugee
health care are unconstitutional, and in breach
of Canada's obligations under international law.
The Canadian Association
of Refugee Lawyers and the Canadian Doctors for Refugee
Care, along with two refugee claimants who had been denied benefits, filed an application in
Federal Court to strike down the
health cuts.
The legal challenge is being filed at the
Federal Court
of Canada on behalf
of two patients who have had critical
health care denied to them since the government
cut health care coverage for refugees in June
of 2012.
The Canadian Association
of Refugee Lawyers, together with Canadian Doctors for Refugee
Care and two individual patients who were severely impacted by last year's changes, have asked the Federal Court of Canada to declare that the federal government cuts to refugee health care are unconstitutional and ille
Care and two individual patients who were severely impacted by last year's changes, have asked the
Federal Court of Canada to declare that the federal government cuts to refugee health care are unconstitutional and i
Federal Court
of Canada to declare that the
federal government cuts to refugee health care are unconstitutional and i
federal government
cuts to refugee
health care are unconstitutional and ille
care are unconstitutional and illegal.
That was certainly the case last month when he decided to take Ontario
Health Minister Deb Matthews to task for her decision to step in and provide essential health care coverage for large numbers of refugee claimants who had been cut out of the federal government's longstanding refugee health care pr
Health Minister Deb Matthews to task for her decision to step in and provide essential
health care coverage for large numbers of refugee claimants who had been cut out of the federal government's longstanding refugee health care pr
health care coverage for large numbers
of refugee claimants who had been
cut out
of the
federal government's longstanding refugee
health care pr
health care program.
On July 4, 2014, the
Federal Court of Canada released a landmark decision declaring that the federal government cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program - a program that previously provided basic, life saving care to refugee claimants - are unconstittional and un
Federal Court
of Canada released a landmark decision declaring that the
federal government cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program - a program that previously provided basic, life saving care to refugee claimants - are unconstittional and un
federal government
cuts to the Interim
Federal Health Program - a program that previously provided basic, life saving care to refugee claimants - are unconstittional and un
Federal Health Program - a program that previously provided basic, life saving
care to refugee claimants - are unconstittional and unlawful.
A legal challenge has been launched in the
Federal Court of Canada, arguing that the federal government's cuts to refugee health care are unconstitutional, and in breach of Canada's obligations under internation
Federal Court
of Canada, arguing that the
federal government's cuts to refugee health care are unconstitutional, and in breach of Canada's obligations under internation
federal government's
cuts to refugee
health care are unconstitutional, and in breach
of Canada's obligations under international law.
Canadian Doctors for Refugee
Care (CDRC), the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL), and three individual patients, are asking the Federal Court of Canada to declare that the cuts to refugee health care are unconstitutional and ille
Care (CDRC), the Canadian Association
of Refugee Lawyers (CARL), and three individual patients, are asking the
Federal Court
of Canada to declare that the
cuts to refugee
health care are unconstitutional and ille
care are unconstitutional and illegal.
Similarly, in Canadian Doctors for Refugee
Care v Canada (Attorney General), 2014 FC 651, the
Federal Court found that the government's
cuts to Interim
Federal Health funding for refugee claimants and other persons seeking protection from Canada amounted to cruel and unusual treatment under s. 12
of the Charter, and was not justified by s. 1.
This radical move eliminates state and
federal funding to nine Planned Parenthood
of Wisconsin
health centers in small communities like Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Eau Claire, and Kenosha, and
cuts off 12,000 uninsured women from access to preventive
health care.
The
federal government is now in the hands
of extremist lawmakers who have tried for years to shut down Planned Parenthood
health centers and
cut our patients off from
care.
The
federal government is now in the hands
of extremist lawmakers who have tried for years to shut down Planned Parenthood
health centers and
cut patients off from
care.
• The second interim report
of the Senate Select Committee inquiring into
health policies raised concerns about the damage being done to primary
health care by
Federal funding
cuts.
Jeb Bush
cut funding for Planned Parenthood
health centers while governor
of Florida — and, if elected president would block patients who rely on
federal funds from accessing preventive
health care at Planned Parenthood.
The
federal government is now in the hands
of out -
of - touch lawmakers who have tried for years to shut down Planned Parenthood
health centers and
cut patients off from
care.
In response to
federal efforts to «defund» Planned Parenthood
health centers and
cut patients off from basic, preventive
care, thousands
of people rallied at the Boston Common in March in the freezing cold.
Democrats maintained that denying
federal money to Planned Parenthood would
cut off millions
of women from preventive
health care services.
According to information provided by Bi-State Primary
Care Association, which represents community health centers in New Hampshire and Vermont, «Without action by Congress before September 30, 2017, New Hampshire's Health Centers will face a devastating 70 % cut in their federal funds which could mean a loss of nearly $ 16 million and 47 % of their patients could lose access to care.&ra
Care Association, which represents community
health centers in New Hampshire and Vermont, «Without action by Congress before September 30, 2017, New Hampshire's Health Centers will face a devastating 70 % cut in their federal funds which could mean a loss of nearly $ 16 million and 47 % of their patients could lose access to care.&
health centers in New Hampshire and Vermont, «Without action by Congress before September 30, 2017, New Hampshire's
Health Centers will face a devastating 70 % cut in their federal funds which could mean a loss of nearly $ 16 million and 47 % of their patients could lose access to care.&
Health Centers will face a devastating 70 %
cut in their
federal funds which could mean a loss
of nearly $ 16 million and 47 %
of their patients could lose access to
care.&ra
care.»