Brooklyn hospitals hear from state about applying for Medicaid Waiver funds
Troubled hospitals could apply for interim funding
Just four days after Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that New York had finalized a deal with the federal government for $8 billion in Medicaid waiver funds, the state Department of Health (DOH) hosted a “MRT Waiver Extension” public hearing in Downtown Brooklyn on Thursday to answer questions from struggling Brooklyn hospitals and other healthcare providers about how to apply for the funds.
Governor Cuomo said earlier this years that a large chunk of that money could be headed to Brooklyn for institutions like Interfaith Medical Center and Brookdale.
The auditorium at New York City College of Technology (City Tech) was near-capacity as health executives and grant writers soaked up the 100-plus-slide presentation given by Jason A. Helgerson, New York State Medicaid Director and Executive Director for New York’s Medicaid Redesign Team.