Provide State funding to NUMC

Despite its vital role in serving hundreds of thousands of Long Islanders, Nassau University Medical Center has received zero state aid or distressed hospital funds for the last two years. NUMC has not received any state aid for 2024 or 2025 despite applying for every funding opportunity available. This comes despite New York States’ recent award of a Medicaid waiver which will help distribute $2.2B over 4 years to safety net hospitals in New York City and Westchester County while providing no support to NUMC. Please reconsider and provide state funding to our only safety net hospital in Nassau County. Our vulnerable populations are already underserved. They also deserve quality healthcare.