State budget cuts city public health funding by $59M
By Jonathan LaMantia
The state’s $175.5 billion budget includes a $59 million cut to public health funding for the city Health Department, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday.
The budget lowered the state’s reimbursement for health services provided by the city to a minimum of 20%, compared with 36% for all other municipalities statewide.
The budget lowered the state’s reimbursement for health services provided by the city to a minimum of 20%, compared with 36% for all other municipalities statewide…