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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of October 24, 2016 ~ 'A claim being processed every eight seconds'
October 24, 2016
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ISSUE:
- Medicaid
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Many state fiscal experts point to New York's ongoing effort to redesign Medicaid as the cornerstone of recent state budgets. We've taken some important and meaningful steps since 2011 -- including a state takeover of the growth in local Medicaid costs -- but we have to consider going even further.
Senator O'Mara offers his weekly perspective on many of the key challenges and issues facing the Legislature, as well as on legislative actions, local initiatives, state programs and policies, and more. Stop back every Monday for Senator O'Mara's latest column "From the Capitol..."
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