• Keeping People Covered after the OBBBA

    One of the most significant impacts of H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), on New York’s healthcare system will be the imposition of work requirements on two million New Yorkers who are covered by the ACA’s Medicaid expansion. The bureaucratic hurdles created by these new requirements are expected to result in significant loss of coverage, with the State’s Department of Health estimating that up to 1.2 million New Yorkers could lose their health insurance.

  • FPI Briefing: First Look at the Executive Budget FY 2027

    A recording of FPI's First Look briefing about Executive Budget FY 2027, delivered on January 22, 2026.

  • FPI Statement on the FY 2027 Executive Budget

    Governor Hochul's Executive Budget includes commitment to partnering with Mayor Mamdani in pursuing universal childcare and acknowledgement of the State's strong fiscal condition. But it shows no plan to prevent the twin crises that will result from federal funding cuts under the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”

  • FPI Briefing: Response to State of the State FY 2027

    A recording of FPI's briefing in response to the State of the State FY 2027, delivered on January 15, 2026.

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