Medicaid

Got Medicaid? Renew Your Coverage to Keep It That Way

New York state is asking all Essential Plan, Child Health Plus and Medicaid participants to reapply, after a pandemic paperwork pause. The requirement could lead thousands to lose health insurance.

By Gabriel Poblete

Health

He Received Medicaid Coverage For Years. Now, the State Wants $32,000 Back.

Bronx man’s plight highlights call for city’s poverty relief agency to extend an expiring moratorium on settlement collections from people deemed disqualified for public benefits already received.

By Claudia Irizarry Aponte

Coronavirus

Scammers Love a Crisis. Here’s What You Need to Know to Protect Yourself

Fraudsters are using the coronavirus pandemic to con people out of money, passwords and valuable data. We’ve got some tips on thwarting them.

By Allison Dikanovic and Lauren Costantino

Health

Meet the Company Reaping Big Bucks From N.Y.’s Budget-Busting Medicaid Surge

Gov. Cuomo blames NYC for rising insurance rolls — while the state pays Virginia-based Maximus dearly to decide which poor people deserve costly care.

By Josefa Velasquez

Health

Booming Long-Term Care Industry Drives Budget-Busting Medicaid Cost Surge

While Gov. Cuomo demands NYC pay a greater share, insurers sign up patients by the thousands — sometimes for services they don’t actually get.

By Josefa Velasquez

Albany

Cuomo’s Recipe to Plug $6B Budget Hole: Everyone Shares Medicaid Pain

Proposed Medicaid changes could leave NYC on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars a year as governor put forward record $178.6 billion plan.

By Josefa Velasquez

People

What You Need to Know to Decode Gov. Cuomo’s $175 Billion-Plus State Budget Speech

New York’s quirk-packed budget process gets more complicated this year, thanks to a Medicaid-fueled $6 billion deficit. Here’s how it all affects you.

By Josefa Velasquez

People

Mayor’s $95.3 Billion Proposed Budget Adds Costs, Not Programs

Despite no new big-ticket items, Bill de Blasio’s no-frills fiscal plan piles on $3.1 billion personnel and other costs as state money woes loom.

By Yoav Gonen

People

With $6 Billion State Budget Deficit, Will Cuomo Target NYC?

If history is any indicator, the governor will look to hit the city with social services cuts as ballooning Medicaid costs drive widening budget gap.

By Josefa Velasquez and Yoav Gonen

GOT A TIP?

We’re here to listen. Email tips@thecity.nyc or visit our tips page for other ways to share.