The NYS Senate and Assembly have issued one-house bills in response to Governor Cuomo’s FY15-16 proposed budget. Click here for an overview of health and mental hygiene-related highlights. Click here for an appropriations matrix.
While these bills do not include either the changes to the 340B program or the block granting of the SBHC and primary care workforce programs proposed by the Governor, which is positive news, they also fail to earmark sufficient capital funding for community-based safety net providers and do not provide the support necessary to ensure full funding of the D&TC Uncompensated Care Pool. CHCANYS will continue to focus its advocacy efforts in these areas in the coming weeks as state budget negotiations continue.