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Record NY Medicaid budget to shatter $100B — and migrant crisis set to only trigger another spike
NY Post ^ | 08/01/2023 | Carl Campanile

Posted on 08/01/2023 8:36:44 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

The annual cost of New York’s public health insurance for the needy is set to shatter $100 billion for the first time — and the unrelenting migrant crisis could soon trigger even more of a spike, documents show.

The state’s Medicaid program currently enrolls 7.8 million residents, with the staggering price tag for 2023-24 set at $108 billion, according to New York budget estimates.

That’s nearly $10 billion more than last fiscal year’s $99 million budget.

And beginning in January, the program will start providing medical coverage to an estimated 25,000 undocumented immigrants age 65 and over who are ineligible for Medicare, the federal health insurance program for senior citizens — at an estimated cost of $171.million.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; crisis; healthcare; medicaid; migrant; ny
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No need to worry. Uncle pudding will just print the money! (S)
1 posted on 08/01/2023 8:36:44 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

That’s over $5,000 per New York State resident per year.


2 posted on 08/01/2023 8:39:29 AM PDT by Brian Griffin (“Miserably inadequate” people generally vote Democratic.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

#NewYorkStateofAnarchy.


3 posted on 08/01/2023 8:39:30 AM PDT by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
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The state’s Medicaid program currently enrolls 7.8 million residents

New York State’s population was 19.6 m as of July ‘22. Sum Ting Wong when nearly 40% of the population is on Medicaid. What a hellhole.

4 posted on 08/01/2023 8:42:07 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (The Delay Trump’s trial, delay. Elect Trump President. Trump pardons himself. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I suspect that these programs will simply not reimburse medical professionals in line with inflation. That would save money. It would also cause more and more doctors to opt out of the programs.

No one can run a business at a loss.


5 posted on 08/01/2023 8:44:50 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

NYS cost shares Medicaid with counties.

Thought your property taxes were bad already...


6 posted on 08/01/2023 8:48:53 AM PDT by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Illegals get everything for Free ? No wonder the world wants to come to the US


7 posted on 08/01/2023 8:49:26 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Shady

The entire budget for the state of Florida is around 116 million


8 posted on 08/01/2023 8:50:05 AM PDT by srmanuel ( )
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To: srmanuel

Actually that is 116 billion


9 posted on 08/01/2023 8:50:40 AM PDT by srmanuel ( )
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To: mewzilla

You don’t own a home in NYS.

You rent it from Deep State.

And God help you if miss a payment.


10 posted on 08/01/2023 8:50:55 AM PDT by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
No need to worry. Uncle pudding will just print the money!

You can print more money. But you can't print more qualified doctors or high-tech medical equipment or hospitals.

I foresee increasing health care shortages, rationing and waiting lines for those who rely on Medicaid, Medicare, or insurance.

Prices will increase, so that only the very wealthy will be able to afford immediate, first rate health care.

Socialism can actually work in a homogeneous, moral, high trust, high intelligence society (e.g., Sweden, Ireland, Israel). Of course, Sweden and Ireland are losing their homogeneous character, partially due to globalist pressure to not be "racist" and open their doors.

11 posted on 08/01/2023 8:52:31 AM PDT by Angelino97
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To: ChicagoConservative27
- Make something free and the demand for it will go up dramatically.

- Even if you pay physicians and other health care workers nothing, health care expenses will still go up and you will still outstrip the public money supply.

- If you don't have to pay anything to have your car repaired you won't care so much about preventative maintenance. Same principle in health care.

- If you made Dom Perignon free to everyone, and forced the champagne maker to produce more bottles per year and at a lower price, Dom Perignon would stop being Dom Perignon. Such is what will happen to the quality of health care as a consequence of pushing up volume and workload at the same time you are cutting what you pay per patient.

12 posted on 08/01/2023 8:53:50 AM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: Angelino97

Of course you’re right because it’s already happening. Try getting a medical appointment for almost anything, it’s a minimum of 4 to 6 weeks or more to actually get in. It wasn’t always like that, but you know, Obamacare fixed everything.


13 posted on 08/01/2023 8:56:42 AM PDT by Obadiah
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Pray for bankruptcy for CA, NY, IL

Sorry to say it, but its the only way things will change


14 posted on 08/01/2023 8:56:53 AM PDT by PGR88
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[[and migrant crisis set to only trigger another spike]]

Well gee NY- guess ya better support building a wall across the southern border eh?


15 posted on 08/01/2023 9:02:20 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: PGR88

Pfffft... you’re dreaming. The feds will bail them out, guaranteed. And RINOs will happily go along with it.


16 posted on 08/01/2023 9:03:49 AM PDT by Obadiah
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To: ConservativeInPA

What a joke we have become… importing homeless invaders into our nation. I guess our country doesn’t have enough homeless. We got to add thousands more to our already crowded streets and a burden to the American people. Next come the riots and the break-ins …it’s going to get bad people. Desperate people do stupid things, and these people came all the way from Africa etc to sleep and starve on sidewalks? I think not! They were expecting streets paved with gold and money falling out of the windows. Expect them to start creating gangs, etc. etc. selling drugs by the bus load, etc. The crime committed by those invaders is going to be astronomical. We won’t be able to control it. It’s going to get out of hand. Boy oh boy this is only the beginning of our sorrows. Prepare accordingly …y’all better have lots of ammo!


17 posted on 08/01/2023 9:03:59 AM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: PGR88

IIRC, federal law prohibits states from filing for bankruptcy.

If the law still means anything.


18 posted on 08/01/2023 9:05:54 AM PDT by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Illegals are just another cause NY can use to get tax payer Government monies.....that’s how they play.


19 posted on 08/01/2023 9:06:16 AM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: RoseofTexas

Agree. Obama and his education CZAR trashed our schools plus more. Biden has spent so much money he is pure trash.


20 posted on 08/01/2023 9:10:36 AM PDT by Lumper20
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