The article discusses a letter sent by eight New York lawmakers, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and US Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer, to the Biden administration, urging it to reconsider revoking the state’s Medicaid Waiver. The lawmakers argue that the decision to revoke the waiver, which provided funding for safety-net hospitals, would result in a loss of $15 billion in funding over the next four years. This comes amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and New York’s ongoing health and economic struggles. The federal government has argued that the waiver is no longer necessary due to changes in the state’s healthcare system and the Affordable Care Act.
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