Ulster County will begin a three -
year phased takeover of the safety net costs starting this year.
Not exact matches
A bipartisan group of state lawmakers has pitched a complete state
takeover of the county share of Medicaid,
phased in over several
years, in hopes of providing some relief at the local level.
As proposed by Faso, the plan would be
phased in over a five -
year period affording state government the opportunity to plan for a full
takeover of local Medicaid costs.
In 2014, the good government group EffectiveNY proposed a
phased - in
takeover over eight
years that eventually would save Onondaga County taxpayers more than $ 100 million a
year.
But the business community is not thrilled with Cuomo's support for a full Democratic
takeover of the state Senate or a pledge to enact a host of liberal legislation next
year, including a faster
phase - in of the state's minimum wage as well as a promise to allow local governments to raise the wage on their own within a state - based formula.
He says he's agreed to
phase in a
takeover of any increases in the local share of the Medicaid health care program that rise beyond 3 %, which will be worth $ 1.5 billion dollars over five
years.
In 2013, when the county began a three -
year phased - in
takeover, the county executive expressed the hope, if not the expectation, that towns and the city would use that spending relief to lower taxes.
He says he's agreed to
phase in a
takeover of any increases in the local share of the Medicaid health care program that rise beyond 3 %, which will be worth $ 1.5 billion over five
years.
The New York State Association of Counties» Steve Acquario says Cuomo and the legislature took a big step toward providing mandate relief for counties by approving a three
year phased in
takeover of Medicaid cost increases.