With Overdose Deaths at All-Time High, Hochul Ignores Calls to Declare Emergency
The governor has neglected to announce a public emergency over the increasingly deadly opioid epidemic. Observers are perplexed.
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“I think that the executive and the legislature think they’re doing enough.”
“Overdose numbers are going up every year in New York state. They are leveling off in other states and nationally.”
December 15, 2023 — This story has been updated with a statement from the governor’s office sent after publication.
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Before Kathy Hochul paused it, the tolling program lost the little labor support it had when the Transport Workers Union withdrew its backing this spring.
More counties are turning to private corporations to run medical care in jails. The companies have deadly track records.
Rebecca Lamorte was let go by her employer in June, prompting the Assembly Speaker to place an upset call to her boss.
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.
Hochul’s proposed Medicaid cuts include $125 million from Health Homes, a program that connects the neediest New Yorkers with medical care, food assistance, and more.