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Maya Kaufman
@mayakauf
New York health care reporter for
@POLITICO
. Previously
@CrainsNewYork
. Stabile Investigative Fellow
@columbiajourn
'18. Send tips: mkaufman@politico.com
JournalistJoined February 2012
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When I asked
@GovKathyHochul
yesterday about not allocating opioid settlement funds to overdose prevention centers, she said she was watching to see what happens in Rhode Island (which approved a pilot program in 2021) then moved hurriedly to the next question.
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Ben Max
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Hochul continues to want nothing to do with safe injection sites/overdose prevention centers.
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Keri Blakinger
@keribla
For my first story
@latimes
, I went to Mexico and got drugs. Specifically,
@ConnorASheets
and I went to pharmacies, got pills & tested them. Turns out, some are selling oxy & Adderall over the counter – but the pills are actually fentanyl & meth.
latimes.com
Some pharmacies in Mexico passing off fentanyl, meth as legitimate pharmaceuticals
Pharmacies in several Mexican cities are selling counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl and meth and passing them off as legitimate pharmaceuticals.
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On funding for supporting asylum seekers in New York,
@GovKathyHochul
says that she went to President Biden yesterday and he said there would be money coming to NYC but did not give a number. (Biden was in NY to announce $300M for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson.)
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Health care investments include $1 billion for the creation of a new statewide health care facility transformation program, which supports capital projects. This would be the fifth iteration.
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The Medicaid budget proposal features 5% rate increases for hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living providers.
@GNYHA
had requested 10%, while long-term care providers wanted 20%.
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@mayakauf
NEW: @GovKathyHochul is proposing the largest state Medicaid budget in New York history, per her office: $34.7B in state money. Total spending (all sources) would reach $94.4B in FY 2024, just as Medicaid enrollment is expected to peak at 7.9 million. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023/0
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@mayakauf
NOW:
@GovKathyHochul
talks about her executive budget’s proposals to open 1,000 psych beds and build 3,500 new units of supportive housing. (She unveiled this in State of the State.) Details: -$18M for 150 new state-run inpatient psych beds -$890M for the new supportive housing
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Jimmy Vielkind
@JimmyVielkind
NEWS: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) will seek to raise payroll taxes on downstate businesses and use revenue from new casinos to raise around $1.3 billion for mass transit in New York City as part of her proposed state budget on Wednesday.
wsj.com
WSJ News Exclusive | Kathy Hochul Eyes Higher Payroll Taxes, Casino Revenue to Avoid New York City...
The state hopes to raise roughly $1.3 billion a year for the MTA to cover a budget gap, but fares might still increase.
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Josefa Velásquez
@J__Velasquez
A 4-month-old baby in the NICU at Mount Sinai Hospital died during this month’s nurses strike. The baby boy's death is under investigations as fingers point on whether the situation inside of the hospital contributed to his death. from
@BaharOstadan
gothamist.com
Mount Sinai investigating newborn’s death during nurses' strike
The 4-month-old baby died in Mount Sinai’s neonatal intensive care unit on Jan. 11. The hospital initiated a review of his death last week, according to internal communications reviewed by Gothamist.
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@mayakauf
Skeptical of this reading. The state’s hospital associations, which are massively influential, fiercely opposed this. Hochul sent around a narrow counterproposal in December, before the LaSalle vote, which
@bradhoylman
@HeleneWeinstein
saw as “take it or leave it.” They left it.
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Mark Joseph Stern
@mjs_DC
Gov. Hochul has vetoed a bill that would allow grieving family members to obtain damages for emotional suffering after a wrongful death. This is a big win for the corporate lobby, but word is that Hochul did it to spite the bill’s co-sponsor for tanking LaSalle’s nomination. twitter.com/joncampbellny/…
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Madina Touré
@madinatoure
Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed the Grieving Families Act late Monday night, saying that lawmakers’ attempt to expand New York’s wrongful death statute was well-intentioned but could result in “significant unintended consequences,” via
@mayakauf
subscriber.politicopro.com
POLITICO Pro: Hochul vetoes bill to expand wrongful death liability
Hospitals and health care providers were staunchly opposed to the measure, arguing that it would cause medical malpractice premiums to skyrocket and drive doctors out of state.
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Aaron Leibowitz
@aaron_leib
NEW: George Santos reported meals at a Miami Beach diner. The diner found no record of them. He reported parking at a Miami Beach lot. The city says the dollar amounts would be impossible. Retracing Santos’ steps in South Florida:
miamiherald.com
‘Impossible’ parking fees, puzzling diner bills: Retracing George Santos’ steps in Miami
A swanky hotel stay, meals at a diner and parking expenses in Miami Beach are among the reports that are difficult to verify.
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Bob Herman
@bobjherman
A giant fight within Medicare Advantage is about to hit an inflection point. We will soon find out how aggressively the feds will audit MA insurance companies, which have overbilled taxpayers by billions of dollars. Litigation seems inevitable.
statnews.com
‘Everybody has blood on their hands’: A decade-long battle over Medicare Advantage audits is coming...
"Medicare Advantage plans have been trying to put off for as long as possible because the money’s great. Their profit margins are huge."
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@mayakauf
NEW: NYU Langone has won a $510 million settlement from a construction company it accused of failing to protect its Manhattan hospital campus from damage during Superstorm Sandy, records show. At one point, the hospital had to evacuate all its patients.
subscriber.politicopro.com
POLITICO Pro: N.Y.U. Langone wins $510 million settlement in suit over Hurricane Sandy damage
The hospital alleged that Turner Construction Co. had failed to protect its lower Manhattan campus from damage.
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@mayakauf
Hochul says her decision last year to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates to incentivize hospitals to reopen psychiatric beds was not effective enough, so she introduced penalties.
@GNYHA
has said that increase hasn't even gone into effect; it's still pending federal approval.
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Governor Kathy Hochul
@GovKathyHochul
I’m at Fulton Street Station in Manhattan with @NYCMayor sharing an update on our progress improving subway safety and protecting New Yorkers. Watch live: twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1
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@mayakauf
Interesting exchange between
@MichaelHillNJ
and
@NYCMayor
earlier this morning about his directive last year regarding the involuntary transport of seriously mentally ill New Yorkers. We have yet to see data on how many people have been transported under the directive.
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@mayakauf
The results of a **three-year** Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by
@KHNews
against
@CMSGov
! ⤵️
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Kaiser Health News
@KHNews
#NewOnKHN: KHN has released never-before-seen details of federal audits as the government weighs action against dozens of Medicare Advantage plans. 📝: @FredSchulte khn.org/news/article/m
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WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom
@CapPressRoom
Assemblymember
@AmyPaulin
says overdose prevention centers need to be a more integral part of New York's fight against the opioid epidemic, but conceded that federal rules may hinder expanding this harm reduction tool outside of two New York City projects.
capitolpressroom.org
New health leader in the Assembly - The Capitol Pressroom
Assembly Health Committee Chair Amy Paulin, a Westchester County Democrat, discusses her plans for the 2023 legislative session.
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@mayakauf
SCOOP:
@nyphospital
has suddenly hiked health insurance premiums to $1,500+ per month for retired
@nynurses
who are too young for Medicare. NYSNA claims the hospital is violating the union's new contract, which nurses ratified just this month.
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POLITICO Pro: New York-Presbyterian doubles cost of health coverage for some retirees
Retired nurses who are too young to qualify for Medicare will have to pay more than $1,500 per month for insurance under the new rates.
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@mayakauf
NEW:
@NYCMayor
announces the city will roll out free comprehensive health care services to homeless New Yorkers who've been in the shelter system for more than 7 days. Adams claims that NYC is the first city in the country to do this.
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