NYSCAL requests that the Legislature support a 20% Medicaid reimbursement for assisted living programs (ALPs) to carry out the State’s renewed commitment to high-quality care and reinvest in its aging population. This equates to a $40 million total State share investment.
The Governor’s FY 2025-26 Executive Budget includes a $15 million Medicaid reimbursement rate increase, contingent upon federal funding, unchanged from last year. This funding is not only contingent upon the federal share, but upon money collected in the newly created healthcare stability fund via the managed care organization (MCO) tax. The FY 2025-26 Executive Budget estimates that the MCO tax would secure $3.8 billion in revenue over a two-year period.
ACT NOW! Tell your State legislators that without an increase to the Medicaid rate, New York’s ALPs struggle to cover operational and staffing costs. Inadequate rates have prevented ALPs from offering competitive wages for recruiting and retaining direct care staff.