health care

Governor Kathy Hochul said New York’s health care workforce was short-handed before the pandemic, and now it’s even worse.

"He super-glued his seat belt shut and drove his car into the Mohawk River....I lost my son because he missed a 20-dollar Medicaid payment."

Luticha Doucette of Rochester explains why President Biden's $400 billion plant to boost home health care funding is crucial for people with disabilities.

A top sticking point for the New York Health Act, which would create a universal, single-payer health care system in New York, is opposition from public sector labor leaders.

"I think people fear what they don't understand," says Levine, assistant secretary for health and the first openly transgender person to serve in a Senate-confirmed position.

“If we can make it easy instead of more difficult, we might be able to address what’s happening with the overdose rate."

Kelles spoke as Governor Andrew Cuomo lays out his vision for the state this week

"Instead of expanding access to care, this White House is, once again, putting up barriers and exacerbating the fear and anxiety that already exists for these communities,”

The idea for the blankets was inspired by a hospital in Florida, but, in the winter weather of Upstate New York, the group is making theirs thicker and the need is greater.

Since the state pays for the cost overruns, which the Governor said run in the billions of dollars, local governments don’t have the incentive to hold the line on medical costs.