Healthcare Education

Inflation Reduction Act 2nd Anniversary

In August 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a wide-reaching piece of legislation that ushered in sweeping changes to everything from climate and industrial policy to [...]

Healthcare at the Presidential Debate

Categories :Healthcare Policy , News
Last night, President Biden and former President Donald Trump held the first debate of the 2024 campaign. The candidates touched on a wide range of healthcare issues, including abortion, prescription [...]

1199SEIU and GNYHA Respond to
New York State’s Final Budget Agreement

Categories :Medicaid , News , NY State Budget
The final budget agreement represents a significant improvement from Governor Hochul’s initial proposal—which contained over $1 billion in Medicaid cuts—and highlights the immense importance of our ongoing Medicaid Equity campaign. The [...]

Jewish Leaders Join Statewide Coalition of Faith Leaders Urging Governor Hochul to End Medicaid Funding Crisis

Categories :Medicaid , News , NY State Budget
Prominent Jewish leaders join growing list of over 650 faith leaders statewide calling on the Governor to raise the Medicaid reimbursement rate to fully cover the cost of care for [...]

Thousands of NY Healthcare Workers, Faith Leaders, and Legislators Join Protests in 7 Cities on Friday Against Gov. Hochul’s Budget Proposal

Categories :Medicaid , News , NY State Budget
Healthcare Cuts and Medicaid Funding Shortfalls in the Governor’s Budget Would Worsen Healthcare Disparities and Threaten More Closures of Hospitals and Nursing Homes, Caregivers and Advocates Say New York, New [...]

Statewide Alliance of Nearly 100 Community and Patient Groups Demand that Governor Kathy Hochul End Medicaid Funding Crisis

Categories :Medicaid , News , NY State Budget
Coalition Applauds State Leaders for One-House Budget Proposals that Put State on Path to Fully Funding Medicaid New York, New York – Today, a diverse coalition of nearly 100 patient [...]

1199SEIU and GNYHA Respond
to New York State’s One-House Budget

Categories :Medicaid , News , NY State Budget
“The New York State Senate and Assembly one-house budget resolutions reflect 1199SEIU and GNYHA’s most important priorities, including a crucial Medicaid reimbursement rate increase for hospitals and the elimination of [...]

New York City Council Members, Hospital Leaders, Healthcare Advocates & Workers Join Statewide Coalition Demanding Governor Kathy Hochul End Medicaid Funding Crisis

Categories :Medicaid , News , NY State Budget
New York City Elected Officials join other localities statewide – Auburn and Utica – in support of raising the Medicaid reimbursement rate New York, New York – Today, a coalition [...]

Rev. Mark Blue: Gov. Hochul Must Fully Fund
Medicaid to Avert a Healthcare Crisis

Categories :News
More than 7 million New Yorkers across our state, including our communities here in Western New York, are caught in a severe health care crisis. The cause? Our state’s Medicaid [...]

Syracuse State Legislators, Hospital and Nursing Home Leaders, Healthcare Advocates, and Faith Leaders Call on Governor Hochul to End Medicaid Funding Crisis

Categories :Medicaid , News , NY State Budget
Event is Part of a Statewide, Coordinated “Speakout” Demanding Gov. Hochul Address Healthcare Inequities Thousands of hospital and nursing home workers—stretching from Long Island to Western New York—will rally outside [...]