Siena Poll Spreads Misinformation About Medicaid Funding for Immigrants in New York.
A Q&A about federal funding cuts
Making Sense of Federal Funding Cuts in New York
A Q&A about federal funding cuts
The State is Understating Threats to NYS Medicaid After OBBBA
New York can protect its Medicaid system from Trump’s cuts – but it needs to act now.
Troubling trends in New York’s small group market
Read Full Report By Bailey Hu, Health Policy Analyst, & Michael Kinnucan, Director of Health Policy Prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, small business employers in New York and other states often had difficulty buying affordable health insurance, especially if their employees were in poor health. The ACA helped provide better options for workers and their families by regulating offerings in the "small group" health insurance market, which serves businesses with up to 100 [...]
The Federal Budget is an Assault on New York
Fiscal Policy Institute Director Nathan Gusdorf today released a statement on the federal budget legislation that passed the U.S. House of Representatives this afternoon by a vote of 218-214, with all of New York's Republican representatives voting in favor of the bill.
One Big Beautiful Fiscal Crisis
Yesterday, in a 51-49 vote, Senate Republicans passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), which, if passed by the House this week, will increase the national debt by approximately $4 trillion while leaving 11 million more Americans uninsured by 2035. The bill is significantly more draconian in its Medicaid cuts than the version passed by the House in May, cutting the program by $1 trillion over 10 years, rather than the $800 billion proposed in the House bill.
New York’s Individual Market is Headed for Disaster under the OBBBA
The OBBBA could threaten one of the signature accomplishments of the ACA: Creating a viable individual insurance market in which middle-class people can purchase high-quality insurance at a reasonable price.
New York Hospitals will Close under the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”
70 of New York's 156 hospitals are at risk of closure from federal Medicaid cuts
Education and Childcare Policy in the Enacted Budget for Fiscal Year 2026
The fiscal year 2026 budget process featured negotiations around major education and child policy matters. Most significantly, lawmakers considered changes to the State’s $26 billion Foundation Aid formula, enacting changes that shift substantial funding away from New York City.
Congress Must Act to Protect the Essential Plan
Over 100 organizations signed a letter calling on Congress to protect the essential plan, which provides health insurance to 1.6 million New Yorkers.
Fact Sheet: SNAP Cuts in New York
3.5 million New Yorkers – 18 percent of the state population – depend on SNAP benefits, which average $209 per month for a participant (about $2,500 per year). The OBBBA would threaten SNAP benefits for over 1 million New Yorkers, including 363,000 children.
FPI Testifies to the Rent Guidelines Board
Rent Guidelines Board votes to lower range of possible rent increases for 2-year leases Download the Slides Watch the Testimony Last Thursday, FPI’s Chief Economist, Emily Eisner, testified to the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) of New York City, at the invitation of one of the Board’s Tenant members, Adán Soltren. Dr. Eisner's testimony made the case that current economic conditions and uncertainty regarding federal housing and safety-net policy demand that the RGB [...]
Republican Cuts to the Essential Plan Could Cost New York Over $10 Billion a Year
While most coverage of the Republican reconciliation proposals has focused on Medicaid, the largest financial impact on New York’s healthcare system comes from another program – the Essential Plan. The current House Republican budget proposal threatens to cut the program by $7.6 billion or 57 percent, while increasing state Medicaid costs by $2.7 billion.
New York Employment Impacts from Medicaid Cuts
A reduction of $10 billion in federal Medicaid funding would result in the direct loss of over 78,000 jobs in healthcare across the state and over 136,000 additional jobs lost through economic spillovers.
Emergency Medicaid Briefing – 5/16/2025
In this emergency briefing, FPI's health policy director, Michael Kinnucan, discusses the current budget reconciliation proposals to cut Medicaid and how these policies will impact New York State.