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Glens Falls council adopts resolution opposing proposed federal Medicaid/Medicare cuts after residents urge action
Summary
After two Health Care Coalition members urged the council to oppose proposed federal cuts to Medicaid, the Common Council passed a resolution by voice vote expressing opposition and calling the measures devastating to local health services. Council members discussed whether to send the resolution to federal representatives.
At public comment, Kate Bruce, a Glens Falls resident and member of the Health Care Coalition of the North Country, urged the Common Council to support a resolution reaffirming the city’s commitment to preserving Medicaid services.
“We see 1 in 5 who live here are on Medicaid,” Bruce said, urging the council to show leadership and “support a resolution reaffirming your commitment” to maintain health-care services.
John Sawyer, a local…
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