New York facing first rise in Medicaid cases in years

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ALBANY — As New York’s deficits spiral toward historic depths, the state is starting to see its first increase in Medicaid cases in years.

State budget office figures project a 5 percent gain in cases under the government health care program for the poor in the 2009-10 fiscal year starting April 1. The state’s share of Medicaid funding is now projected to rise almost $2 billion next year.

This comes after annual declines in a program that handles about 3.6 million cases a year.

State Budget Director Laura Anglin says greater use of the program usually lags months behind the beginning of poor economic times, but not this time.

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