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Confusion and Tension Over Budget Gap and Cuomo’s Proposed Medicaid Changes

At a hearing this week, Bronx Democratic Sen. Gustavo Rivera clashed with Cuomo administration figures over the transparency of data on the Medicaid system. In a sprawling nearly-twelve hour long hearing on Wednesday in which over 60 health care advocates, policy makers and government officials were signed up to testify, advocates and government officials debated what was driving the costs of New York state’s Medicaid, how it should be addressed, and how to address the state’s aging population.
City and State Budgets Pose Challenges for Aging New Yorkers

Darren McGee- Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)Gov. Cuomo presents his fiscal year 2021 Executive Budget in Albany. In mid January, the de Blasio administration released its 2021 preliminary budget.
Among America’s Oldest, Opioid Overdoses Are On the Rise

Emma DavisBrooklyn resident Tamara Morgan, 58, overdosed in August after almost 40 years of heroin use. Her experience reflects the rising number of opioid overdoses among older adults in New York City.
Skepticism on Proposed Changes to MTA Ride Service for the Disabled

Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick CashinThe MTA projects that it will spend $616 million on Access a Ride this year. At a City Council hearing last week, disabled riders urged officials not to ration service for a pilot program that allows them to hail yellow and green taxis immediately via an app.
De Blasio Admin’s Senior Housing Production Scrutinized

In the nearly six years since the de Blasio administration took office, only 3800 new units of senior affordable housing have been created, a Department of Housing Preservation and Development spokesperson testified at a City Council on Thursday. The hearing, held jointly by the Committee on Aging and Committee on Housing, was a chance for the City Council to gauge how far along the city had come in creating new affordable senior housing and to oversee programs meant to prevent seniors from getting evicted.
Opinion: Open the Door Wider to Social Adult Day Care

In New York City, the Social Adult Day Care (SADC) program has evolved into a lifeline for many elderly immigrants with chronic disease. Why aren't we using it more?
Health-Aide Shortage Stirs Worry as Medicaid Budget Gap Looms

A shortage of home health aides across New York state raised concerns at an Assembly hearing on services provided for aging New Yorkers last week. The hearing arrived as a $15 million budget increase for aging services began reaching counties, though advocates testified some counties received no additional funding from that amount.
Debate Over How to Root Out Age Discrimination in NYC Workplaces

NY1 reporters who launched a lawsuit against their parent company opened up a Tuesday City Council hearing on age discrimination in the workplace with their testimony. Vivian Lee, 44, and Amanda Farinacci, 40, sued their network's parent company, Charter Communications, in June alleging gender and age discrimination.