

State budget mandates healthcare marketplace; invests in Medicaid, public health


By Ali Hibbs Albany, N.Y. — A little more than 11 percent of the $175.5 billion New York state budget for fiscal year 2019-2020, approved on April 1, has been allocated to address health care issues prioritized by the empowered Democratic party and Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Budget health initiatives include more than $100 million to combat the opioid crisis; $15 million for New York State Office for the Aging