Medicaid costs continue to be a significant burden on counties in NY State. As an expert on Medicaid funding, you have been asked to write a report for Rensselaer County about their increasing Medicaid Costs.
Give a brief overview of how Medicaid works in New York and explain the causes of recent increases. Then suggest two ways they could attempt to reduce costs.
This could include an explanation of policy changes they could lobby the state government to enact or examples of successful programs that have been used to reduce costs in other counties or states. Any recommendation you give must be supported by evidence of its benefit.
