For the first time ever the New York State Senate, and now both houses of the State Legislature, have voted to give New Yorkers autonomy over the end of life care. Once signed, New York will be the 12th state to enact Medical Aid in Dying.
The NYS Leg is fighting to keep SBHCs out of Medicaid Managed Care because it will devastate underserved youth’s access to care @GovKathyHochul please don’t risk NY’s healthcare safety net for kids! @poozer87@NYS_DOB @NYSenatorRivera @AmyPaulin@AndreaSCousins @CarlHeastie
It is with profound sadness that the NAACP New York State Conference announces the passing of our beloved president, Dr. Hazel N. Dukes. While this news is still raw for us, you can review our full statement at https://t.co/ClaxpSRYB6
“I haven’t heard anybody supporting it outside the admin”. Glad to hear Commissioner McDonald publicly acknowledging that SBHCs’ transition to managed care is not supported by anyone but the Exec. 1/2
*****BREAKING:
#In State Capitol, @GovKathyHochul has just signed a new state law allowing doctors who prescribe abortion drugs to request to have their names shielded on the medicine bottles.
10/1, on the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness month, our legislation S.2465C/A.1696C expanding insurance coverage of breast cancer screening and imaging to include procedures as deemed necessary... signed into law by Governor Hochul.
New York has the opportunity to help countless women access supplemental breast cancer screening by making sure health insurance covers breast ultrasound and MRI when it is recommended by a physician. @GovKathyHochul please sign A1696C/S2465C! @PamelaHunter128@SenatorPersaud
Does #BreastDensity affect cancer detection on my mammogram? YES. The *greater* the breast density the *greater* the chance that a cancer will be missed on a mammogram. Learn more at https://t.co/yvVR7fe6K7
#WorldDenseBreastDay#DenseBreasts
Staffers at the state's Office of Cannabis Management red-flagged inflated costs and default risks for startup retailers — but were largely ignored by top officials under pressure to get financing flowing.
https://t.co/DjhIUw6qE0
Thank you to the NYS Assembly for passing #A1696C to enhance insurance coverage of supplemental breast cancer screening! This bill will help increase access to lifesaving breast ultrasounds or MRIs for women who are recommended for additional imaging @PamelaHunter128 @CarlHeastie
NEWS
Bronx medical school, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is now tuition-free thanks to a $1 billion gift from Dr. Ruth Gottesman, a former professor.
Gottesman, whose late husband was an early investor with Warren Buffett, has made it a condition of the gift that the college NOT change its name—an unusual requirement in a world where much smaller gifts often come with the requirement that the colleges be named after the donor.
Most students at the Einstein College of Medicine graduate with $200,000 in debt; they will now be free of that burden.
https://t.co/SOekmWV8d4