Health Care

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
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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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The idea behind an opioid tax is to punish pharmaceutical companies for their role in the opioid epidemic.
Health Care
A look at the opioid crisis across New York
Recent spikes in opioid overdoses have also taken place in suburban and rural areas
By ERICA SCALISE
Policy
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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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Mayor Bill de Blasio announces his administration will expand current city health care programs for every New York City resident.
Health Care
A breakdown of New York City’s new ‘universal health care’ plan
It’s an effort to get the uninsured to take advantage of existing programs.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
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Besides single-payer health care, several other health care issues are expected to be at the top of the agenda.
Health Care
Albany’s checklist of health care bills
From codifying Roe v. Wade to legalizing recreational marijuana.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
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Health Care
Has single-payer health care’s time finally come?
Democrats are coming out of the woodwork to back the New York Health Act.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
Policy
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Officials at City & State's Health and Wellness summit discussed issues including lead poisoning, legalized marijuana and Lyme disease.
Health Care
How state Senate control will alter health policy
From single-payer to marijuana, top senators on the health committee discuss their top priorities.
By JORDAN LAIRD, JON LENTZ
Policy
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doctor shortage
Health Care
Facing a doctor shortage, NYC looks to Grenada
The city's struggling public hospitals have a partnership with a controversial med school in the Caribbean.
By JEFF COLTIN
Policy
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A medical marijuana cultivator sorts through the male and female plants.
Health Care
If New York legalizes pot, what happens to its medical marijuana program?
The two markets would likely coexist, but with inconsistencies.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
Policy
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