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As chair of the Senate Health Committee, I have made it my mission to fight for New Yorkers who are forced to navigate a broken health care system that has shamelessly become a profit making enterprise. As I prepare to return to Albany in a few days, I am focused on practical, ambitious solutions that will transform our system into one where care decisions are between providers and their patients.

Legislation expected to be adopted as part of a new $229 billion state budget does nothing to alleviate a home care staffing shortage that has reached crisis levels, advocates say.

ALBANY — Legislation expected to be adopted as part of a new $229 billion state budget does nothing to alleviate a home care staffing shortage that has reached crisis levels,

“The state pays home care workers poverty wages, and they’re leaving the sector in droves."

Gov. Kathy Hochul is in talks with the state Legislature to hammer out her first budget. Here are the hotly debated issues.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is in talks with the state Legislature to hammer out her first budget. Here are the hotly debated issues.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is in talks with the state Legislature to hammer out her first budget as the April 1 deadline approaches.

Lack of home care aides makes daily living challenging for Orange County residents...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Leaders of New Yorks Democratic-controlled Legislature want to...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Leaders of New Yorks Democratic-controlled Legislature want to...