Genesee Health Facilities Association

A 6.5% Medicaid rate increase after 15 years of underfunding is not enough to alleviate the strain on our health care system or meet the needs of older adults and our workforce. Governor Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie, NY must do better. Nursing homes NEED a Medicaid increase of AT LEAST 10%!

https://khn.org/news/article/3-states-limit-nursing-home-profits-in-bid-to-improve-care/

3 States Limit Nursing Home Profits in Bid to Improve Care Following the devastating impact of covid-19 on nursing homes, state lawmakers want to be sure that government and private payments primarily go to improve care and staffing.

https://www.mcknights.com/news/snf-staffing-shortages-may-get-much-worse/

SNF staffing shortages may get ‘much worse’ Nursing homes and other residential care facilities have already lost about 380,000 workers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in February 2020, and the shortages are expected to get even worse, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.

https://www.empirecenter.org/publications/remembering-the-scandal/

Remembering the scandal that brought down Health Commissioner Howard Zucker - Empire Center for Public Policy The resignation of Dr. Howard Zucker as state health commissioner marks the end of a term marred by scandal over his role in managing the coronavirus pandemic...

https://www.thebatavian.com/mike-pettinella/legislative-committee-passes-measure-opposing-states-vaccine-mandate-for-healthcare

Legislative committee passes measure opposing state's vaccine mandate for healthcare workers The Genesee County Legislature’s Ways & Means Committee this afternoon responded to a call from the New York State Association of Counties to oppose Gov. Kathy Hochul’s order forcing all healthcare workers to be vaccinated by Sept. 27 or risk losing their jobs. The committee passed a resolution ...