Get Billions of Dollars to Pay for Medicaid With This One Weird Trick
New York legislators have a plan to claim billions in federal funding for health care, driving a fight between industry groups.
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“This really is a way to print $4 billion out of the sky.”
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It’s the first step New York has taken to address its housing shortage in years — but tenant groups are fuming and real estate wants more.