- By the office of Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton
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Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton (D/WF- 125th District) met with NYS Department of Health (DoH) officials in Albany Monday to express her concerns about the roll-out of the new procedures for provision of Medicaid transportation in Cortland County and the impact of the new brokerage system, including the loss of funding and ridership to the transit system that serves Cortland County and, to a lesser extent, Tompkins County.Lifton was encouraged that the DoH was responsive to the local concerns, committing to immediately set up a working group that includes representatives from local government and mobility managers to respond effectively to the immediate crisis. That work group would then design an initiative for next year’s budget in order to more fully and robustly respond to the longer-term challenges of rural, public transportation.
Lifton invited area Senators to join in the discussion, that also included representatives from the Governor’s office and local experts working on this issue.
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