Rep. Zeldin Clears the Record on Claim that Feds Cut $625M for New York Health Care Facilities

PATCHOGUE, NY - Last week, the State of the New York claimed that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) cut $625 million in funding for medical facilities across the State of New York. This $625 million in funding is part of a $6.42 billion pot of funding made available to the State of the New York through participation in the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program which began in 2014.

“In 2014, when the State of New York agreed to participate in the DSRIP program, which could provide up to $6.42 billion in funding to the state, it was aware the program would end in March 2020, and the federal government has reiterated this point every step of the way for the last 6 years. The State of New York was and is free to use the $6.42 billion in DSRIP program funding up to the previously agreed to expiration date of March 31, 2020, and, according to the State of New York, it has spent all of this funding except for $625 million, which it is free to use up to the end of this month,” said Congressman Zeldin.

“Our community health centers provide essential health care services to thousands of children, veterans, and individuals on Long Island, and it was irresponsible of the state not to tell the full story. There are too many political games being played where the updates being provided to the public are withholding key facts.”