With Isolation Increasing Elder Abuse During COVID, Organizations Urge Passage of Bill to Strengthen Probes
Legislation That Has Passed Senate Would Strengthen Elder Abuse Investigations; Organizations for the Aging Call for Assembly Passage ALBANY, N.Y....
Charting the Mayoral Maze – Part II
Back on April 15th, I wrote a piece for Empire Report entitled “Charting the Mayoral Maze.” That piece, which was...
PAROLE REFORM MOMENTUM: STATEMENT FROM NYUJ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALEXANDER HORWITZ ON PAROLE REFORM DEAL AND INTRODUCTION OF FINAL “LESS IS MORE” ACT LEGISLATION
Last night, lawmakers in Albany introduced final legislation to enact the “Less is More” Act, a critical, commonsense reform that will begin...
New Poll: Majority of New Yorkers Support Parole Reform in 5-To-1 Margin
New NYUJ Survey Shows Parole Reform Support Spanning All Demographics and Regions, with Individual Elements of Reform Reaching 91% Approval—View...
NY Medicaid Must Put Patient Access Before PBM Profits
Despite investigations in New York State and across the country finding pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) abuses in State Medicaid programs...
AARP Hails Final NYS Legislative Passage of Bill to Strengthen State’s Retirement Savings Program
Urges Swift Signing by Governor to Ensure Stronger ‘Secure Choice’ Payroll Deduction Savings Program is Up and Running for Private...
NY should build on its great record of expanding health care coverage, not tear it down
Beginning this month, hundreds of New Yorkers are eligible for expanded health insurance benefits due to provisions written into the...
TODAY AT 11:30: ELECTED OFFICIALS, ADVOCATES HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE BEFORE STATE SENATE EXPECTED TO PASS HISTORIC ANTI-TRUST LEGISLATION TO REIN IN DOMINANT CORPORATIONS
NEW YORK - Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris, Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz, and a broad coalition of unions, industry associations,...
New York Can’t Allow Its Prisons to Become Nursing Homes
Prisons across the country have become nursing homes for older people, and people are paying the price with their lives...
NY HEALTH ACT WON’T TAKE AWAY YOUR MEDICARE
We are happy for George Knauer’s feeling of security with his Medicare Advantage Plan. But not so are many seniors...
ON THE QUESTION OF REPARATIONS
On the question of reparations: There are many who argue that racism is so virulent in America and that the...
THE NEW YORK STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES RANKED-CHOICE ENDORSEMENT OF MAYA WILEY AND ERIC ADAMS FOR MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Ranking Maya Wiley #1 and Eric Adams #2 New York, NY ---- The New York State Nurses Association...
As a satisfied Medicare member, the idea of single payer health care terrifies me
I am one of the millions of New Yorkers who have Medicare coverage. It is coverage I depend on and...
What New York Needs is a Dose of Common Sense
One of the key lessons that New Yorkers have learned while battling the worldwide pandemic is that the development and...
BROTHERS ANDREW AND CHRIS
Oh, brother! Brothers Andrew and Chris Cuomo are accused of being nice to each other. Chris, who has the most...
362,000+ NYers Could Benefit by Enrolling Today in Affordable Health Plan through NY State of Health
AARP Urges Uninsured NYers and Those Enrolled in Non-Group (Individual) Plans to Shop for a New Plan & Learn if...
New York Should Punish Companies That Hurt Consumers, Not Protect Friendly’s From Carvel
All of us want the government to penalize companies for hurting people. But imagine if New York State could sue Apple...
Livestream and Q&A with legislators and experts on drug companies’ efforts to delay cheaper Rx prices
Thursday, May 27 2:00pm Participants: Honorable Alessandra Biaggi, Chair of Committee on Ethics and Internet Governance Honorable Richard Gottfried, Chair,...
Wide Range of Organizations Urges NYS Senate to Strengthen NY’s Retirement Savings Program
16 Groups Sign Letter to Leader Stewart-Cousins Calling on ‘Secure Choice’ to be Automatic for Private Sector Workers Who Lack...
Tech creates controversy in the halls of power, but how does the public feel?
Anyone following the news in recent years has seen several articles telling the same story: the tech industry is under...
