FEDERAL HEALTH REFORM: The American Health Care Act (AHCA) recently passed by the House of Representatives proposes to radically restructure Medicaid and cut billions of dollars from the program. Compounding the uncertainty, Congress must act later this year to provide funding to keep the Child Health Insurance Program solvent (which is the Child Health Plus…
We urge you to call and/or email (click here) your Member of Congress and US Senators right now and ask them to protect children’s health coverage! And please forward this email to your friends and colleagues! Medicaid and Child Health Plus are the foundation of children’s health coverage in New York. Thanks in large part…
New home visiting materials, including two new infographics and interactive maps of home visiting across the state, are now available on the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood webpage. Check out these new resources, and visualize home visiting in New York!
The Medicaid program celebrates its 50th anniversary on July 30, 2015. This historic milestone is an opportunity to reflect on the program’s accomplishments and affirm its continued importance as a cornerstone of our health care delivery system. Read a message from our President, marking this historic anniversary.
Children with dental insurance receive more preventive services and pay lower out-of-pocket costs for care, but not all children have access to affordable coverage. Closing the Coverage Gap: Achieving Universal Dental Coverage for Children outlines an option to expand access to affordable dental coverage for all children in NYS. Find this and other oral health…
Schuyler Center has submitted testimony to the Joint Fiscal Committees on Health/Medicaid, Elementary & Secondary Education, and Human Services. Our testimony is now up on our website.
Research and experience have yielded compelling results that prevention is the best way to avoid the pain, cost and other negative impacts of tooth decay. A new Issue Brief and Fast Facts from the Schuyler Center focuses on the importance of community water fluoridation—one of the most effective, cost-effective, natural and safe ways to prevent…
Read all the current and archived messages written by our President and CEO, Kate Breslin. Click here >>
