Cuomo grapples with exploding Medicaid costs overruns

In less than three months, has promised he will cut $1.7 billion from the Medicaid budget. He can’t make cuts from the entire program, just from the $24 billion a year the state spends on... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he's sick of paying New York City's medical bills. In his , the governor signaled he hoped to sooth the state's swollen by making City Hall and other local governments... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Here's one tax Gov. Andrew Cuomo can cut without putting Albany .  In his State of the State address on Wednesday, the governor declared his intention to crack down on the " pink="" tax="" costs=""... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

As the state faces a multi–billion-dollar Medicaid deficit and has proposed a 1% cut to providers as a first step in addressing the shortfall, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday in his State of the State... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Two years after a lack of funds halted construction of a marble-clad Greek Orthodox church at the World Trade Center site, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Greek Orthodox officials announced plans Thursday to... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo released a trio of initiatives that he said would help lower drug costs, including examining how New Yorkers could import drugs from Canada, as part of an ongoing preview of his... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday called ballooning a " major="" problem="" in="" new="" york.=""> Cuomo told reporters that his administration is considering spending cuts or further budgetary... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

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The state is abandoning an insurance product meant to provide integrated care for dual Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and better manage their health care costs. Its Fully Integrated Duals... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Cannabis stocks were a sea of red on Friday, weighed down by Green Organic Dutchman’s 14% decline after it said it would cut costs and adopt a plan to reduce its financing needs as it grapples with a smaller-than-expected Canadian market.....»»

Manhattan , and climbing fastest for the most-expensi… apartments in the borough. Super-luxury rents—the top 5% of the market by price—jumped 9.1% in September from a year earlier to a median of... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

The number of restaurant closures in San Francisco has accelerated in recent years as a result of mounting operating costs, a severe labor shortage and crippling rent increases......»»

Plus:  NY health centers get $6.4M in federal grants Physician group opens wellness center in the Bronx Cuomo funds Rockland drug-recovery center The program data include the... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Health care spending in America reached a stunning $3.5 trillion in 2017, but that’s just the beginning. According to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, that figure is projected to shoot up........»»

Californian utility PG&E Corp. said Friday it had net loss of $2.6 billion, or $4.83 a share, in the second quarter, compared with a loss of $984 million, or $1.91 a share, in the year-earlier period. The loss was m.....»»

Anthem Inc shares fell as much as 4% on Wednesday after the U.S. health insurer missed Wall Street expectations for a key medical cost gauge as a result of higher costs of selling Medicaid health plans for low-income customers......»»

It is no secret that New York City is in a housing crisis. It feels like every day we hear stories about unscrupulous practices that raise the rents or a new report on how far New Yorkers are... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

The Cuomo administration's "blockade" on new natural-gas pipelines could drive up energy costs for New Yorkers and actually increase the state's greenhouse-gas emission, a report from the Manhattan... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked for a review of the East Side Access transit megaproject to learn why it costs so much. The same question could be asked of . In fact, the mistakes made in the design of... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo still wants landlords to get their money's worth.The governor on Friday seemed to reject calls from some lawmakers and activists for the state to eliminate two tools that property... To view the full story, click the title link......»»