One way New York State is considering streamlining its Medicaid costs is by expanding needle-exchange centers to help drug users prevent getting HIV and hepatitis C. But that may take federal funds, and Congress reinstated a ban on such funds last year.

Admittedly, New York State has not always been a beacon for functional politics, but when I look at what we have accomplished related to our health care spending, it is clear that New York has been a real leader.

Getting rid of the "spousal refusal" allowance will heartlessly force elderly New Yorkers to consider divorce in order to qualify their sick spouses for the care they need.

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state on Monday warned health insurers they would lose state contracts if women on Medicaid are denied their choice of h...

New York spends more than $100 million marketing Medicaid to the state's low-income and poor residents. A new Health Department study shows that most...