CM Restler on NYC Care enrollment and immigrant community fears
Restler asks about NYC Care enrollment trends. Katz reports 10,000 more enrollees than last year, with anecdotal evidence some immigrants have left the program or the country due to federal climate. Restler emphasizes the need for primary and secondary care capacity.
Any update on NYC care enrollment?
Have the federal attacks on immigrants suppressed enrollment?
And do we anticipate, are we modeling increased enrollment because of the 750,000 New Yorkers that we think are going to lose their health care?
10,000 more than previous.
Yes, we're assuming more people will come in.
And I think anecdotally, all of us, including me, note that there are some people who are, who,
We're in the program who just don't seem to be around anymore.
And we take that to mean that they've gotten scared of the climate and have returned to their country of origin.
Or are no longer coming in for care.
Or just no longer coming in for care.
I think that the, you know,
with the anticipated expansion, making sure that we have the primary and secondary care capacity in place, which costs money for you all, is going to be critically important, because this is the only way that an increasing number of New Yorkers are going to have any access to care.
Thank you for your work, and thank you, chairs, for your latitude.
I greatly appreciate it.