Using census data collected during the pandemic, the New York State Health Foundation, or NYSHealth, found that 12% of New Yorkers reported going hungry this past March. That is an improvement from March 2020 but just barely.
These NYC Boroughs Are The Most Expensive For Having A Baby
arrow The amount Americans pay out-of-pocket for birth services has gone up, thanks in part to high-deductible health plans Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock
New York state arguably holds the title of the most expensive place on Earth to give birth. Now, a study breaks down the overall cost of having a baby across the five boroughs of New York City.
The analysis, published May 6th by New York State Health Foundation, pinpointed the Bronx as having the highest median cost for a vaginal delivery under commercial insurance: a whopping $16,632 in 2017. This amount includes what is covered by both the patient and their health plan. That total is about 30% more than the price in Brooklyn, which recorded the lowest median cost. For cesarean sections, Queens is the most expensive borough, with a median cost of $21,842 50% higher than on Staten Island, the least costly.
Union says more mental health treatment options needed PUBLISHED 5:28 AM ET May. 11, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:28 AM EDT May. 11, 2021
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New York s largest public workers union on Monday called for expanded treatment options for mental health services as public health advocates worry anxiety and depression are on the rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Civil Service Employees Association is making the push as part of Mental Health Awareness Month, but also weeks after lawmakers approved a $212 billion state budget that reduced the number of state-operated treatment beds in New York, a move the union opposed.
“Our state legislators shamefully put people’s lives on the line when they voted to pass a budget cutting treatment beds. New Yorkers should rise up and demand more mental health services, not less,” CSEA President Mary Sullivan said.
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The nation s accountable care organizations sent a letter last week to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, urging the agency to delay certain changes to quality reporting requirements for value-based payments. Backed by large, national medical groups, the letter warned that rushed implementation of these changes could deter new organizations from joining the shared-savings program or even cause organizations to leave it.
Accountable care organizations are groups of hospitals, physicians and health centers that work to improve health outcomes while reducing cost. Organizations that achieve savings are entitled to share them with CMS, and those that incur losses have to chip in.
Samuel T. Edwards, MD, MPH; Elizabeth R. Hooker, MS, MPH; Rebecca Brienza, MD, MPH; Bridget O’Brien, PhD; Hyunjee Kim, PhD; Stuart Gilman, MD; Nancy Harada, PhD, PT; Lillian Gelberg, MD, MSPH; Sarah Shull, PhD; Meike Niederhausen, PhD; Samuel King, MS, MDiv; Elizabeth Hulen, MA; Mamta K. Singh, MD, MS; Anaïs Tuepker, PhD, MPH
Twenty-seven years ago, the Institute of Medicine launched a primary care consensus study that, at the time, seemed highly aligned with the country’s appetite for health reform and managed care.
Primary Care: America’s Health in a New Era produced a primary care definition still used around the world; however, the report’s recommendations received no traction in the US. Similarly, a 2012 Institute of Medicine report on the integration of primary care and public health largely went unheeded.