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Testimony: NYLAG Advocates for Medicaid Funding, Home Care, and More in State Budget
Testimony: NYLAG Advocates for Medicaid Funding, Home Care, and More in State Budget
- February 11, 2026
- 10:47 am
NYLAG submitted testimony on Medicaid and other health issues in the annual New York State budget, underscoring that the Executive Budget should:
- Reject Medicaid cuts.
- Preserve coverage for immigrants and other who will lose federal coverage under H.R.1 and increase funding for navigators and the MCCAP program.
- Ensure access to home and community based services.
- Reduce the role of managed care in providing essential services and ensure access to care.
- Increase the personal needs allowance for nursing home residents.
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