With Phil Ramos Dep. Speaker NY Assembly re: #Closethemedicaidgap

Standing with THOUSANDS of our @1199seiu siblings today in Albany to demand adequate Medicaid funding for hospitals, nursing homes, and home care in New York State! #CloseTheMedicaidGap #EndHealthcareInjustice #UnionStrong

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Proud to stand with 1199SEIU💫 today.

Healthcare workers take care of us, let’s return the favor and #CloseTheMedicaidGap .

“This really affects Black & Brown communities. The budget fell short. We need to do better & #CloseTheMedicaidGap ” - Kevin Lockhart, 1199SEIU💫 VP

Met today with Sarah from SEU 1199. She was in Albany reconfirming the importance of Medicaid funding for our dedicated health care workers!
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NY’s hospitals & nursing homes are depending on NYS to #CloseTheMedicaidGap . I’m proud to continuously stand w/ 1199SEIU💫 in their fight to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for NY’s hospitals & nursing homes!

Lights on for healthcare workers.

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Proud to stand with my colleagues, @1199SEUI, Greater New York Hospital Association, and #healthcare workers from around the NYS to demand we #ClosetheMedicaidGap !
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✊🏾 Healthcare workers gave their lives to care for NYers during the pandemic. That's why I was proud to be in #Albany & meet w/1199SEIU💫 workers to demand we fully fund our safety net hospitals, nursing homes & home care workers. Let's #CloseTheMedicaidGap & get this budget done!

Supported my @1199seiu family to demand adequate funding for hospitals, nursing homes, and home care in the State’s budget! #CloseTheMedicaidGap #EndHealthcareInjustice

As we continue to negotiate the budget, I'm proud to stand w/ @1199seiu to fight to #CloseTheMedicaidGap & ensure our hospitals & nursing homes get the funding they desperately need!

I joined 1199SEIU💫 healthcare workers at Pavilion today for a walkout to call on state lawmakers to prioritize critical investments in the healthcare system. Our healthcare workers deserve our support! #CloseTheMedicaidGap

“This is a crisis. But what are we going to do about it NOW? It takes more than us going to Albany to raise our voices. Somebody didn’t hear our demands!” - Jamila Sherman, 1199SEIU💫
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“Our fight is VALUABLE! It takes us opening up our mouths & not sitting down to the pennies that people want to give us! Make sure you let your electeds know the pain you’re going through & we’re speaking out against the injustice!”-Jamila Sherman
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“Medicaid is so very important…we need to raise the rate of Medicaid…we need to #CloseTheMedicaidGap & we have to do better for our elderly, our disabled, and those who depend on Medicaid.” - syracuse1848 Common Council President

“A budget w/ anything less than a 10% increase for Medicaid doesn’t cut it. Hospitals & nursing homes will lose staff who we used to call our heroes. Where is the money for our heroes?” - Kevin Lockhart, 1199SEIU💫 VP
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“Hospitals need to be fairly compensated for the care they provide and the state needs to prioritize the health and well-being of our most vulnerable communities.' - Senator John W. Mannion
#CloseTheMedicaidGap 1199SEIU💫

On Saturday, 1199SEIU caregivers, safety-net hospitals CEO’s, community leaders, and others held a caucus workshop at the 51st Annual Legislative Conference in Albany to discuss the urgent issues.

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Today we stood with 1199SEIU💫 and CWA District 1 in a final push to #CloseTheMedicaidGap for hospitals and nursing homes. We must restore cuts, help providers bear soaring costs, and ease the loss of federal aid, so these workers have what they need to care for our loved ones.