Governor Cuomo is right - New York's Medicaid program must be redesigned to help us reduce healthcare costs and provide better care to patients.
New York's healthcare system is at a crossroads. We can continue to pour billions into the current broken system and get only mediocre results, or we can transform our healthcare system into one that values results and puts the patient first.
This transformation is only possible if New York invests in robust, patient-centered primary care that reduces the need for more expensive interventions, particularly for patients with multiple chronic illnesses.
The Primary Care Coalition is delighted that Governor Cuomo has called for primary care investment and is making Medicaid redesign a top priority. We look forward to working with Governor Cuomo's administration, the Legislature and our colleagues in the healthcare community to seize this once in a lifetime opportunity to transform New York's healthcare system into one that truly lowers costs, reduces disparities and improves the lives of New Yorkers.
About the Primary Care Coalition
Founded in 2006, the Primary Care Coalition is five leading statewide primary care organizations whose mission is to expand quality primary care in New York State: the Community Health Care Association of New York State; the Primary Care Development Corporation; the New York State Area Health Education Center System; the American College of Physicians, New York Chapter; and the New York State Academy of Family Physicians. For more information, please visit www.nyprimarycarehome.org
Click here to read the Primary Care Coalition's latest report - Primary Challenge: How New York Can Save Billions by Investing in Primary Care
Contact: Dan Lowenstein, 212-437-3942, dlowenstein@pcdcny.org
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