New York attorney general calls on state health care providers to continue gender-affirming care
New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter to health care providers regarding state gender-affirming care ...
Comptroller: NY health agency overpaid $16M in Medicaid claims
The state comptroller’s office said Thursday that an audit had uncovered $16 million in improper Medicaid payments made by ...
New York’s Health Department is ignoring a law that could save lives
New York was the first state in the country to pass such a measure. Donor advocates estimated it could save 100 lives per ...
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New Yorkers fought health insurance denials 32K times in 2023. See if complaints work
NY's health insurance grievance total in 2023 was the second-highest tally since 2016, underscoring growing discontent with ...
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NYC flu cases surge past previous years' peaks, health department says
There were more than 23,000 confirmed cases of influenza in the city as of Jan. 25. Health officials are urging New Yorkers ...
New York further shields abortion pill prescribers from out-of-state prosecutions
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Monday to protect the identities of health care providers prescribing abortion ...
Essex County sees 'highest number' of overdoses in a single month, health department says
Health officials in Northern New York have issued a warning after reporting the "highest number" of overdoses in a single month, back in January ...
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State health department ignores organ donor law
New Yorkers died waiting for a kidney transplant. In recent years, the toll has been as high as 533. The deaths are a sad but constant presence ...
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New York State's Effort to Combat Avian Influenza: Local Farms Urged to Enhance Biosecurity Measures
New York State is staying vigilant to curb the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and to promote early ...