Even During Pandemic, Hospitals Collect on Medical Debt
“We get hit with this pandemic and then like, here you go, pay $2,400 by the end of the month.”
Hundreds of Child Victims Act cases have been filed against New York schools, some over accused serial offenders that could leave districts with tens of millions of dollars in liability.
New York’s consumer advocacy groups struggle to compete with well-funded utilities and corporations. Lawmakers want to level the playing field.
There are at least three ways a Trump administration could try to stop the transit-funding toll.
More counties are turning to private corporations to run medical care in jails. The companies have deadly track records.
Medicare Advantage plans are spreading across upstate New York, despite a reputation for denying care. In Cortland County, retirees kept it at bay.
In rural school districts where doctors are hard to find, in-school telehealth services seemed like a good solution. Then New York state stopped funding them.