As you may be aware, on May 3, 2023, the New York State budget finally passed. Despite extraordinary advocacy by Alliance for Positive Change and other community health providers, the Hochul administration and NYS Department of Health implemented a disastrous Medicaid pharmacy benefit “carve-out,” drastically cutting essential funding to Alliance and other safety-net health providers.
We are outraged, BUT WE ARE NOT DISHEARTENED. We did everything in our power to fight—and will never stop fighting for our community’s equitable access to health resources.
Thank you for standing with Alliance and our allies as we fought to prevent this ill-advised policy decision. You responded to our action alerts with calls, emails, and generous support. We are grateful for you—and for our amazing community of providers, advocates, and coalitions.
So what comes next? Alliance and other safety-net providers will step up to fill the void, despite the challenges. Thanks to our collective advocacy, the NYS budget includes nearly $300 million in “reinvestment pools” to be directed to providers like Alliance for Positive Change. These monies in no way compensate for the lost funding, but they’ll enable Alliance and others to continue care coordination, patient navigation, treatment adherence support, and other lifesaving services. And we will hold the Governor and NYS Health Department accountable to follow through on their commitments. Learn more here.
Alliance for Positive Change has 30+ years at the forefront of HIV services, harm reduction, and other urgent yet underfunded health priorities—we are resilient, and we will weather this storm.
Thanks for standing with us as we continue fighting for the equitable health services our communities deserve. Read all about our recent work and achievements in Alliance’s 2022 Impact Update!