Apr 15, 2020: Keeping NY’s power on during COVID19
As healthcare workers fight the pandemic on the front lines, a different set of essential workers are making sure you can turn on the lights during quarantine. Rich Dewey, President and CEO of the New York Independent System
Apr 14, 2020: NY’s health systems try to keep up with COVID19 demand
Bea Grause, President of Healthcare Association of New York State, explained how New York’s healthcare systems are holding up from the strain caused by COVID-19.
Apr 9, 2020: Assemblywoman combats COVID19 on the frontlines
Thousands of healthcare workers who have transitioned out of the field are coming back to help meet the challenge of COVID-19. One of New York’s Assemblymembers, Karines Reyes (D-Bronx), discussed why she decided to return to nursing and
Apr 7, 2020: Albany County’s COVID19 response
Albany County Executive Dan McCoy (D) discussed how his county is responding to the COVID19 pandemic and its impact on healthcare workers, the county's residents, and its budget.
March 3, 2020: Consumer advocate weighs in on Medicaid spending
With the Medicaid Redesign Team working to find savings in the healthcare program’s spending, we heard from Lara Kassel, Coordinator of Medicaid Matters New York, on the latest news from the group.
Jan. 30, 2020: Assembly Health Chair responds to budget proposal
The latest budget hearing focused on healthcare spending which is one of the largest expenses for the state. We spoke with Asm. Richard Gottfried (D-Manhattan), chair of the Assembly Health Committee, on the proposed spending and the health-related
Jan. 24, 2020: Increasing medical price transparency
One of the Governor’s State of the State proposals called for the creation of a website for New Yorkers to compare healthcare costs at different healthcare facilities. Suzanne Delbanco, Executive Director of Catalyst for Payment Reform, shared how
December 20, 2019: Reporters Liz Young and Dan Clark
We took a look back at the news of the week that was with Dan Clark of the New York Law Journal and Liz Young, healthcare and state government reporter at the Albany Business Review.
December 13, 2019: Biggest Stories of 2019: Vaping
Vaping related illnesses were one of the biggest stories of 2019. We discussed the state of vaping in New York and the latest updates with David Robinson, Healthcare reporter for the USA Today Network New York.
