Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: NYC must account for opioid fund spending

State Sen. Zellnor Myrie calls for transparency and strategy to tackle the local opioid crisis with funds won from pharmaceutical companies.

Policy

Policy

Opinion: Kamala Harris sees the ‘silver wave’ coming

The vice president is working to expand coverage of long-term care at the national level, but New Yorkers already have a potential solution: the New York Health Act.

Sponsored Content

Sponsor Content

Second annual conference calls for focus on health equity

The event, sponsored by Healthix and Helgerson Solutions Group, among other organizations, gathered health care professionals to discuss the efficacy of value-based care models.

News & Politics

Politics

Conservatives take aim at state ERA in new opposition campaign

Republicans have come up with new attacks on the ballot proposition that would enshrine abortion rights and other protections against discrimination.

Events

Sponsor Content

Third annual conference tackles the cost of hospital care

The Price of Power: Confronting the Hospital Affordability Crisis conference gathered government officials and public health experts to discuss solutions.

Heard Around Town

Politics

32BJ launches media campaign against New York-Presbyterian hospital system

The union is shaming the health care juggernaut after it tried to force them to pay $25 million to not use its services.

Policy

Policy

How is the city handling the mental health of newly arrived migrants?

Through a constant process of referrals, partnerships, and strong interagency relationships, the city is hoping to address the mental health of the migrant population.

Policy

Policy

Where do first responders turn when they need help?

An anonymous mental health care program created in 2019 for NYPD members could become the blueprint for a national program.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: ‘Project 2025’ would be a disaster for Brooklyn

The far-right campaign platform would roll back decades of progress on issues from health care to education to labor rights, making most New Yorkers worse off.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

C. Virginia Fields’ retirement plan: Being a voice for civic engagement

The former City Council member and Manhattan borough president discusses what’s next after stepping down as CEO of the health advocacy nonprofit Black Health in an interview with City & State.

Politics

Politics

After rebuff from retirees, UFT’s Mulgrew bails on Medicare Advantage

The United Federation of Teachers is no longer supporting the city's controversial attempt to move retirees onto privately-managed Medicare Advantage health plans.

Health Care

Policy

Report: Two-thirds of licensed registered nurses are active in New York state

The findings, released at Mother Cabrini Foundation’s Healthier Communities, Healthier People summit, reveal staffing shortages felt most strongly in acute care hospitals.

Health Care

Policy

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to release report addressing statewide nursing shortage

The foundation will unveil the study at its upcoming Healthier Communities, Healthier People summit at the Museum of the City of New York, presented by City & State.

Health Care

Policy

Reproductive health care advocates push for birth control injections at pharmacies

When the state passed a law last year authorizing pharmacists to dispense many forms of birth control without a prescription, injections weren’t included.

Heard Around Town

Politics

Report: Nail salon technicians have higher rate of reproductive health issues

The study comes as proposed legislation would create protections for these workers, typically Asian and Latin American immigrants already subject to poor working conditions.

Health Care

Policy

Bipartisan group calls on Hochul to declare opioid epidemic a public health emergency

More than 50 state lawmakers signed on to a letter sent to the governor urging her to make the declaration.

Heard Around Town

Policy

Lawmakers tackle “epidemic” of vaping at schools

State Sen. Monica Martinez and Assembly Member Charles Fall are sponsoring legislation that would prohibit the sale of vape products that target kids, resemble toys and school supplies.

Labor

Politics

Health care unions in New York are fighting back for better pay

After the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors and nurses have been striking in greater numbers.