Author Archive
New York State
Policy
What Cuomo’s executive order on vaping will and won’t do
It doesn’t ban menthols or regulate the black market.
New York State
Policy
Why New York’s hospitals do terrible in federal rankings
While New York has many prestigious teaching hospitals and specialized centers, its hospitals perform terribly overall on national measures of quality of care. Here’s why, and what can be done about it.
Andrew Cuomo
Politics
Who will pay Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s opioid tax?
Experts have mixed opinions on opioid taxes, with some arguing that taxing a medication is a lot less straightforward than taxing an unhealthy commercial product.
