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HEALTHCARE
Provides homes.
additional Medicaid funding of $425
million for hospitals and $445 million for nursing
Allocates $1 billion in new funding to the Health
Care Facility Transformation Program, which
provides capital funding to support projects at
safety-net hospitals.
Provides $55.5 million in operating support and
$51.3 million in capital funding to the Roswell
Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Makes significant changes to the operational
oversight of Nassau University Medical Center
(NUMC):
Replaces all current board members on
June 1, 2025.
Changes the makeup of the board to make
the board more accountable to the State.
Subjects NUMC to oversight by the State
Department of Health and the Nassau
County Interim Finance Authority.
Provides $50 million in new capital funding
for the hospital.
CHILD CARE
Creates a child care substitute pool to ensure
access to verified and qualified professionals
when regular staff are unavailable.
Provides $10 million to renovate and build
home-based child care programs.
Includes $2.2 billion in state aid for child care
programs, a $416 million increase over last
year’s levels.
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