Tomas E. Gaston / for the New York Daily News Governor Cuomo wants to raise the minimum wage to $ 15, but could in healthcare in the state at least $ 2.2 billion cost.
ALBANY - Governor Cuomo pressing the minimum wage to $ 15 increase per hour, could health care providers and stretched costs with the situation, at least $ 2.2 million when they are fully implemented completed in 2021 $, an industry group said ,
The Association of the situation of healthcare providers, said that actually supports a minimum wage of $ 15, but only if the state also increases the amount of funds, Medicaid organizations flow, to provide the services.
"As opposed to other companies, such as industrial fast food, care agencies happen at home just along the cost of a minimum wage increase by the increase in service charges," he said dressing in a statement.
Most funds for organizations of individual and community care industry, especially in New York, comes from Medicaid reimbursements.
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Most providers of home care in New York is $ 10 per hour. They represent more than 257 million hours per year.
The analyzed data compiled by the Association of Health Professionals and two other groups, the estimate cost a minimum of $ 15 per hour provider once the progressive Cuomo plan would put $ 1.6 billion in full. Most of the impact would be in New York.
This will increase to $ 2.2 billion - $ 1.7 billion in New York alone - once additional services such as payroll taxes and overtime wage effects are taken into account, say the groups. Of this amount funded by Medicaid services would be $ 1,900,000.
Cuomo plan contains no provision rates to increase Medicaid reimbursement for providers to cover the additional costs. Providers say that the state will provide at least $ 119 million for the next fiscal year and $ 377 million available to the next to cover "full participation in Medicaid costs for home care."
"With an industry that is funded by Medicaid and Medicare in the first place that runs on a simple calculation to this: if wages and cost benefits for our employees about our by the government reimbursed, we can our company do not support," the club by health experts, he said.
Mike Groll / AP A person increase a sign during a rally has the minimum wage, on February 25 in Albany, New York
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Help Cuomo administration said discussions about the impact on the organizations of health care is "premature" because a final plan for a minimum wage increase is not agreed.
"The cost of the proposed increase in the minimum wage should be relatively modest due to the phase of several years in the notes to $ 15", said the assistant. "We understand, certainly the matters raised by the non-profit partner issues of the state and are sensitive to their concerns."
He said the issue is subject to the minimum wage negotiations with the legislators in the context of discussions on the 2016-17 budget.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, he visited three churches Cuomo announced in New York that more than 100 religious leaders have joined its push to raise the minimum wage and a family holiday program state pays accept 12 weeks.
"We have a great response all morning," Cuomo told reporters after his appearance at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem.
In view of the budget, it should be completed by the end of the month, said, "come to the cable ... So it is appropriate to mobilize people and make their voices heard.."
The Rev. Floyd Flake of Greater Allen AME Cathedral of New York supports higher wages.
"When you talk about the minimum wage increase and acceptance of the paid parental leave, we are actually talking about a basic concept of the American dream," Flake said.
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