Health Care
Health Care
Religious groups urge Hochul to kill Medical Aid in Dying bill
The controversial Medical Aid in Dying legislation has finally made it through both the Assembly and the state Senate, but the governor could still veto it.
Opinion
Opinion: How to fight measles outbreaks in NY
The state Senate and Assembly are running out of time to pass pro-vaccine legislation before the end of session.
Opinion
Opinion: I voted yes on Medical Aid in Dying. Now the Senate must act.
I voted yes for every New Yorker who may one day face a terminal diagnosis and who deserves the ability to choose their own path.
Health Care
Poll finds majority support for Medical Aid in Dying Act
Although the Catholic Church opposes the bill, the new poll found that 65% of Catholic New Yorkers believe terminally ill patients should be able to end their lives with a doctor’s help.
Opinion
Opinion: Don't let politics obscure a health victory in New York
The legacy of former New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan shows how effective governance can transcend political turbulence.
Interviews & Profiles
Working to make New York’s largest private employer continuously better
A conversation with Northwell Health CEO Michael J. Dowling
Policy
Assembly passes Medical Aid in Dying Act
For the first time in either chamber, lawmakers approved legislation that would permit doctors to help terminally ill patients to end their own lives.
Events
Drawing on personal experience to fight for equitable health care in NYC
New York City’s interim health commissioner Michelle Morse recalled her upbringing in West Philadelphia and how it has influenced her work during her keynote speech at City & State’s Health New York Summit.
Opinion
Opinion: New York’s maternal health crisis continues to disproportionately harm Black mothers
The state must expand culturally competent health services for Black mothers who face much higher pregnancy-related mortality rates.
Opinion
Opinion: The urgent need for more birthing centers
Our Bronx mothers cannot wait.
Health Care
Mark Cuban to headline 32BJ annual conference
The influential billionaire shares 32BJ’s goal of reducing health care costs.
Health Care
Opinion: Prevent a private equity takeover of doctor’s offices
An argument for protecting the Medicaid Quality Incentive Program
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Policy
New York has debated forced psychiatric treatment for decades
Half a century after the state tightened the criteria for involuntary commitment, Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to make it easier to hospitalize mentally ill people against their will.
Budget
Feds suddenly terminate funding for NY addiction recovery programs
Lawmakers and advocates are calling on the state government to backfill the federal grant funding that’s been cut.
Policy
Department of Health and PPL: CDPAP transition issues are not our fault
The state is offering a 30-day grace period for those who don’t finish registering with a new state-approved payment processor by the April 1 deadline, while blaming misinformation and uncooperative fiscal intermediaries for any problems with the transition.
Policy
Advocacy groups demand state restore cut public health funds to NYC
The state pays for 36% of cities’ core health services costs – except in New York City, where it only pays for 20%.
Opinion
Opinion: Real health coverage for New York
Our current patchwork system of private health insurance is a failure. The New York Health Act is the sensible way forward.
Health Care
Lawmakers, advocates and contractors beg Hochul to delay April 1 CDPAP deadline
Tens of thousands of people could temporarily lose their home care if the transition isn’t completed in time
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
How would NYC mayoral candidates react to another pandemic?
Mayor Eric Adams and his challengers have their own ideas for how the city could weather a future health crisis.
Opinion
Opinion: We must address the mental health care needs of people leaving Rikers
The current system is deeply broken, and we are failing our city by failing to provide pathways to effective treatment post-incarceration.
