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Años después de la revisión de Medicaid en Nueva York, acceso a salud mental para niños sigue en crisis: Informe

Jeanmarie Evelly | December 8, 2021

El rediseño de Medicaid en el estado bajo el mandato del exgobernador Andrew Cuomo incluía un plan para reformar el sistema poco financiado de atención de salud mental para niños, pero casi una década después, los defensores y expertos dicen que el acceso a los servicios de salud mental para jóvenes en Nueva York apenas ha mejorado. Incluso, puede haber empeorado.

Health and Environment

Years After NY Medicaid Overhaul, Kids’ Access to Mental Health Care Still in Crisis: Report

Jeanmarie Evelly | November 30, 2021

The state’s Medicaid redesign under former Gov. Andrew Cuomo included a plan to reform the program’s patchwork, under-resourced mental health care system for children. But nearly a decade later, advocates and experts say access to youth behavioral health services in New York has barely improved, and may have gotten worse.

Opinion

Opinion: Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Provide Essential Care to NY’s Underserved

Yaberci Perez-Cubillán | September 21, 2021

‘The continued expansion and funding of CCBHCs is not guaranteed, despite bipartisan support, and the pandemic will continue to fuel mental health and addiction crises.’

Justice

Decade-Long Fight to Decriminalize Syringe Possession in NY Awaits New Gov’s Signature

Jeanmarie Evelly | September 2, 2021

The NYPD has made 1,483 arrests for syringe possession since 2006, with 17 people arrested so far this year for the offense, police department data shows. Advocates say the law is demonstrative of the “massive inconsistencies between the penal code and the health code.”

Age Justice

More New Yorkers are ‘Aging in Place’—But Growing Older at Home Isn’t Easy

Gail Robinson | July 22, 2021

City residents looking for alternatives to nursing home care, particularly those with limited incomes, confront an array of hurdles: lack of affordable housing, a shortage of safe and accessible apartments, not enough home health care aides and waiting lists at many programs.

state budget

Opinion: State Medicaid Pharmacy ‘Carve-Out’ Would Cost Patients and Providers

Sharen I. Duke | March 30, 2021

‘At Alliance and community health centers across New York, we use these savings to fund otherwise uncompensated care, ensuring that low-income New Yorkers have consistent access to life-saving medications and treatment adherence support.’

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: NYS Medicaid Program Could Close the COVID-19 Childcare Gap

Angela Fernandez | September 29, 2020

‘During the pandemic, people who need the assistance of caregivers for either their infirm parents or young children find their risk of COVID-19 increased in significant ways.’

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: Lessons Must be Learned from NYS Experiment in Mental Healthcare Funding

Michael Fagan | September 18, 2020

Barriers and cliffs have surfaced in a five-year pilot program for managed care of Medicaid mental-health spending.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: Adult Day Care Stepped Up for Seniors, Needs NYS Help

Victoria Milo | August 10, 2020

‘Even as social adult day cares work round-the-clock, New York State’s Medicaid-sponsored managed long-term care plans have cut out the much-needed service to the vulnerable adults, most of who are seniors and require their care for basic mental-health needs.’