Governor Releases 30 day Amendments

Gov. Cuomo released his 30-day amendments, last week, which generate $500 million in health care savings, including:

• $180 million from accelerating Medicaid Redesign Team initiatives and delaying investments;
• Leveraging $200 million in current-year under spending to generate 2013-14 savings; and
• $120 million from a six percent reduction to OPWDD Medicaid rates for not-for-profit providers.

There is a lot of discretion left to the Commissioner of Health and the Division of the Budget, in consultation with provider organizations, to find savings under the Medicaid cap. Click here for a brief summary of amendments of concern to LeadingAge New York members, which was included in the Feb. 22 issue of the Legislative Bulletin.

Later this week, the DOH will host a webinar briefing, outlining the 30-day amendments to the 2013-14 MRT Executive Budget proposals. Materials are available online – the date, time, registration and call-in information will be made available later this week on the MRT’s website and sent to those on the MRT listserv.

In the meantime, we urge you to continue your advocacy efforts by taking five minutes out of your day to send a letter to your elected officials – simply visit the Legislative Action Center to access a variety of letters on issues that are critical to our members.

Contact: Ami Schnauber, aschnauber@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8854; Alyssa Lovelace, alovelace@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8844