Coalition proposes new rural health care model to mitigate Medicaid cuts

Coalition proposes new rural health care model to mitigate Medicaid cuts

Hoping to soften expected cuts to Medicaid slated to go into effect next year, the Healthcare Coalition of the North Country has proposed a plan to reimagine health care care in New York’s 10 northernmost counties. The proposal aims to protect an estimated 47,000 residents who could lose coverage under upcoming changes to federal law. The Healthcare Coalition for the North Country, which formed in February 2025, is a nonpolitical, volunteer coal…