Two recent reports are sounding the alarm about the state's Medicaid spending this year, which could result in future cuts to health care or education.

Mark Ustin, a health care lobbyist and veteran of the Pataki administration, joined the podcast to explain what this means for New Yorkers who use and pay for Medicaid.

The conversation touched on recent efforts to curb Medicaid spending in New York, creative budgeting practices and what might be gleaned from the state's mid-year financial update.

 

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