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Tense moments at hearing on Gov. Cuomo's plan for Medicaid cuts

By WXXI  
   January 29, 2020

A lack of information on how Governor Andrew Cuomo plans to cut two and half billion dollars out of state-funded health care programs led to some tense moments at a legislative budget hearing Wednesday. Cuomo, in his budget address, said he’ll convene a commission to decide how to cut $2.5 billion dollars in Medicaid spending to help close a $6 billion dollar gap, without harming recipients.

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