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5townscentral.com > 07/17/2026 > report-new-york-medicaid-spending-surpasses-k-12-education-raising-long-term-budget-concerns

Report: New York Medicaid Spending Surpasses K-12 Education, Raising Long-Term Budget Concerns

10+ hour, 34+ min ago  (226+ words) A new report from State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli shows that New York is now spending more on Medicaid than on its K-12 public school system, despite already leading the nation in both Medicaid spending per resident and education spending per student....