Name: Jeffrey Kraus
Section: Public Policy & Public Administration
Professional Email: jkraus@wagner.edu
Professional Status: Administrator
Institution: Wagner College
Scheduling Preference: Saturday Morning
Proposal Type: Paper
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Paper Title:  Health Policy in the Empire State: Is the Affordable Care Act affordable?, *Jeffrey Fred Kraus
Abstract:
The paper will examine the evolution of health policy in New York state since the establishment of Medicaid/Medicare in 1965. The paper will focus on simultaneous efforts to expand access while containing costs, and will emphasize how the Affordable Care Act has impacted on health care/costs in New York. The major question is whether the present policies are sustainable in the long term.