
Another way of thinking about the state's Medicaid mess (photo by Kevin Coughlin/Governor's Office)
With Medicaid being blamed for the roughly $6 billion deficit our state is facing, most politicians see only two possible solutions: raise taxes or cut services.
Yet a far better third option exists: get rid of the for-profit insurers getting rich off our tax dollars, and recoup those funds for actual patient services.
Payments to private insurers are the silent bloat in New York's Medicaid budget, driving up our cost more than any other state in the
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