Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the federal government has denied New York's request to extends its signature Medicaid reform program after the state had asked for $8 billion more over four years.

H/T: Crain's New York Business

"We're not going to take this sitting down," Cuomo said. "At one point there has be a line in the sand. I don't believe this is personal. I believe this is all political. They see New York as a Democratic state. They don't believe they are politically viable here, so why would you do anything for New York?"

.⁦@NYGovCuomo⁩ says they learned Friday that the federal government is cancelling a major healthcare grant worth $8 Billion. Will cost State about $600 Million this year. Cuomo describes it as “counter productive and hurtful to the State.” pic.twitter.com/xbG7SuH7Oa — Zack Fink (@ZackFinkNews) February 24, 2020

While Gov. Cuomo is railing against localities for failing to be the “gatekeepers” against rising costs and enrollment in Medicaid, meet the state contractor guarding the gate of the fastest-growing (and among the costliest) part of program https://t.co/0UXOawksRd — Josefa Velásquez (@J__Velasquez) February 24, 2020