3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (479+ words) New York has released a five-year suicide prevention strategy with 46 action items focused on crisis care, data collection, community programs and equitable access to services. The plan was announced on World Suicide Prevention Day as the state reported 1,701 deaths by…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (337+ words) A Justice Department memo could imperil New Yorkers with disabilities. The memo reinterprets the Supreme Court’s Olmstead v. L.C. case, which affirmed that people with disabilities have the right to community services that allow them to live independently. Now the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (343+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul and 17 other governors are urging the Trump administration to preserve federal enforcement supporting the right of people with disabilities to receive services in community settings instead of being unnecessarily institutionalized. The governors sent a letter to Attorney…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (372+ words) New York has joined a multistate lawsuit challenging a federal rule that blocks Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program reimbursement for gender-affirming care provided to transgender adolescents. Attorney General Letitia James and the coalition argue that the U.S. Department of Health…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (130+ words) The White House marked National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month by pledging continued work on prevention, treatment and research intended to improve outcomes for children with cancer. President Donald Trump said his administration is seeking to use artificial intelligence to accelerate…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (646+ words) New York’s primary Medicaid fraud watchdog is completing far fewer audits and recovering less money than it did several years ago, even as the state’s Medicaid program has grown dramatically, according to a new analysis from the Empire Center for…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (213+ words) Public understanding of HIV treatment and prevention remains limited despite major medical advances, with more than 40% of Americans expressing doubt about the science, according to a new report from the LGBTQ+ advocacy group GLAAD. The State of HIV Stigma report…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (182+ words) California regulators are considering financial penalties for hospitals, providers and insurers that repeatedly exceed state health care spending targets as medical costs continue to outpace wages and inflation. The board of the state Office of Health Care Affordability is scheduled…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (304+ words) New Yorkers receiving services through state-supported mental health programs now have a simpler way to verify eligibility for an Access Pass offering free or discounted admission to state parks, historic sites and recreational facilities. The revised process applies to people…...