We’ve compiled information for the 450,000 New Yorkers who will lose health care coverage on July 1.
In May, state lawmakers passed a $269 billion budget after haggling for months over thousands of line items and policies affecting New Yorkers.
Despite last-ditch efforts by a coalition of lawmakers, the state failed to avert a health coverage cliff coming this summer.
160,000 injured New Yorkers seek workers’ compensation each year — but in recent years, regulators have tilted the scales towards employers and insurers.
Amid abortion bans and rising digital surveillance, Albany lawmakers are revisiting an effort to stop companies from selling sensitive health information.
New York environmental regulators have deemed a developer liable for an $18 million Westchester cleanup — but they haven’t yet made the company pay.
State officials have so far dodged questions about the future of New York’s largest health plan. A hearing on Tuesday could provide some insight.
The governor’s vision for tackling historic cuts to public benefit programs remains blurry.
Here’s what our reporters will be watching for during Governor Kathy Hochul’s agenda-setting address that will kick off state budget negotiations.
Drug policy advocates are calling a new reporting mandate a missed opportunity for needed transparency and sustained action.
A health insurer offering shoddy coverage to low-wage workers at taxpayer expense will be replaced next year. But will what comes next be any better?
Federal budget cuts will force hundreds of thousands off New York’s free Essential Plan, with some families facing $10,000 annual premium increases.
The rollout follows years of reporting by New York Focus on delays and missed deadlines.
Statewide diversion courts could keep thousands out of jail, but they’ll need more investments in treatment to succeed.
Massive changes are coming to the state’s comprehensive, low-cost healthcare plan.
Thousands of New Yorkers have new health insurance from the company Leading Edge Administrators. One Massachusetts retiree’s battle with the company highlights the risks they face.
A PPL vice president admitted pre-contract talks between the company and New York’s health department, after denying it under oath last month.
Trump’s immigration crackdown is having a chilling effect on New Yorkers’ access to public benefits.
Workers are currently forced to pay for insurance that many don’t want.
The company in charge said they would explore other insurance options.