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.
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.