Reducing Medicaid Costs on Local Governments
Requires the state to take over the costs of all optional Medicaid services within 5 years, saving taxpayers $10 billion. This measure will allow overburdened county governments to return the cost savings in the form of lower property taxes. According to the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC), Medicaid costs are the largest part of county budgets, and in some cases, the cost of providing Medicaid services is greater than the amount of property tax revenue collected.
