Health Care

Assembly Health Committee Chairman Richard Gottfried speaking during the "Making Health Coverage Available and Affordable to All New Yorkers" panel at City & State's Healthy NY Summit, Wednesday morning.
Health Care
No state Senate single-payer vote before 2020
But the hot-button health care issue is only heating up.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
Policy
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The debate over vaccination policy has always been contentious.
Health Care
A guide to New York’s vaccination policy
New York City declared a public health emergency over a measles outbreak. This is why some children aren’t immunized.
By ANNIE MCDONOUGH
Policy
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The drinking water supply for offices of the New York City Department of Sanitation doesn’t even have a roof – just a tattered tarp.
Energy & Environment
New York City to pass water tank reforms
The City Council is poised to vote on bills addressing contamination, lax oversight.
By FRANK G. RUNYEON
Policy
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Karen Franz, Cathleen Collins and state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi.
Above & Beyond
The 2019 Women of New York Health Care
Five noteworthy women working in health care.
By CITY & STATE
Influential List Gallery
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Mark Levine, New York City Council Health Committee chairman.
Interviews & Profiles
Mark Levine on marijuana, e-cigarettes and the need to vaccinate
The New York City Council Health Committee chairman offers his diagnosis.
By JEFF COLTIN
Personality
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A young woman smokes marijuana.
Health Care
The public health puzzle of legal pot
Without data, scientists aren’t sure whether to give marijuana the green light.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
Policy
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A busy New York City doctor's office.
Personality
Gottfried and Rivera make the case for single-payer health care
The two lawmakers have yet to convince Gov. Andrew Cuomo, though
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Personality
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ew York Assemblyman Richard Gottfried.
Health Care
Is it finally Richard Gottfried’s year for single-payer?
The Manhattan Democrat has been pushing a bill over a quarter century.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Policy
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Nursing home care.
Opinion
Support long-term care services in the New York Health Act
Medicare doesn’t cover long-term care for the elderly and disabled. The state should.
By ALEC FEUERBACH, WINN PERIYASAMY
Opinion
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A child with a rash caused by the measles virus.
Opinion
End non-medical exemptions to school vaccination requirements
New York should protect children with compromised immune systems.
By JEFFREY DINOWITZ
Opinion
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