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New York health budget home-care and Medicaid package

New York signed the FY2026-2027 health and mental hygiene budget package, which includes home-care, Medicaid, behavioral-health, and disability-service implementation provisions.

New York · Signed · Implementation May 28, 2026

What it is

What changed
S9007C/A10007C became Chapter 57 and implements the state health and mental hygiene budget, including extensions and implementation language around personal care worker recruitment and retention, home-care worker insurance pilots, Medicaid payment provisions, and the care demonstration program.
Why it matters
The package is too broad for a single caregiver instruction, but it is a high-priority source for downstream Medicaid, home-care, workforce, and disability-service explainers.
Who it touches
Family caregivers, Paid care workers, People receiving careMedicaid recipients, home-care recipients, paid caregivers, people with developmental disabilities, family caregivers
What it does
Funds programs or services
Identifiers
S 9007 (session 2025)

Sources

Last reviewed Jul 4, 2026. This is information, not legal advice; check the source for the current text.