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Despite being nonprofits and receiving billions in subsidies, New York State hospitals went to court more than 30,000 times over the past five years to force patients to pay bills…

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Feb 2019

In Depth

Key to Mayor’s Health Push, NYC’s Public Hospitals Face Uncertain Financial Future

Bill de Blasio’s $100 million investment to guarantee healthcare coverage for all New Yorkers has raised questions about the health of the public hospital network.

ByBailey Hosfelt 1Comment

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Feb 2019

Uncategorized

In NYC and Around the Country, Racial Skew Hampers Trials for New Medicines and Treatments

Adine Usher was diagnosed with breast cancer. She felt upset and worried. Following her surgery, when she had to find a cancer specialist, she learned about a doctor who was…

ByBob Kirsch 2Comments

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Oct 2017

Uncategorized

Understanding New York’s Public Hospitals Crisis

Where did it come from? Is there a way out?

ByRuth Ford 1Comment

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Jan 2017

Uncategorized

Inside NYC’s Effort to Fight Depression After Childbirth

Over the course of pregnancy and the first postpartum year, one in seven women will suffer from depression. The city’s public hospitals are hoping to screen all mothers and prevent…

ByElizabeth Michaelson Monaghan 1Comment

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Dec 2016

NYCHA Uncategorized

Hospitals to Housing, Cops to CUNY: 10 Stories to Watch in 2017

Here’s a prediction that one might come to regret: There’s no way that 2017 could possibly be as soul-shattering as 2016 was.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jul 2016

Health

When New Moms Get Sick, Race—and Hospitals—Matter

Maternal morbidity—moms who get really sick before or after childbirth, sometimes with years-long effects—is a growing problem in New York. Racial health disparities are part of the picture, but so…

ByBob Kirsch 0Comments

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Jun 2016

Uncategorized

Fewer Hospitals, More Worries: What Medical Mergers Mean for Healthcare in NYC

News that Beth Israel Hospital will downsize is just the latest spasm in a rapidly consolidating hospital marketplace. The theory is that patients will benefit from efficiencies. Experience says otherwise.