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ArchCare CEO Scott LaRue Featured in New York Daily News on Medicaid Crisis in New York’s Nursing Homes
As the debate around Medicaid funding continues, The New York Daily News has published a powerful piece on how New York State’s chronic underfunding of nursing homes is placing increasing strain on hospitals—and on the lives of the people caught in between.
In the article, ArchCare President and CEO Scott LaRue speaks candidly about the system-wide repercussions of stagnant Medicaid reimbursement rates, which haven’t kept pace with inflation or the rising cost of care.
“It’s not just a nursing home problem. It’s a healthcare system problem,” LaRue explains, highlighting how underfunded long-term care settings leave hospitals without safe discharge options—resulting in longer hospital stays, care delays, and higher costs systemwide.
ArchCare continues to be a leading voice in advocating for fair, sustainable Medicaid funding to ensure that New York’s most vulnerable residents can access the long-term and post-acute care they need—with dignity and compassion.
New York’s nursing homes are in crisis. With current Medicaid rates based on 2007 costs, nursing home care has increased by 50% for workforce alone. We need the Governor to prioritize a $750M investment in the 2026-27 Executive Budget to protect care for our most vulnerable seniors.