‘Let’s talk’: Residents ask Rensselaer County Legislature for contingency Medicaid plan

‘Let’s talk’: Residents ask Rensselaer County Legislature for contingency Medicaid plan

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. — Several residents asked the Rensselaer County Legislature to make a backup plan for potential Medicaid cuts and to denounce what they saw as insults from the County Executive. “These cuts in Medicaid are coming down the pipe. We see them; you can’t ignore them,” said Bridget Ball, communications director for the Rensselaer County Women for Change, after the recent County Legislature meeting. “It’s like a tsunami or lava…So…