“If they’re cutting back on the Medicaid program because they’re trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act or significantly change it, it’s not the wealth in New York that are going to get hurt by that, it’s going to be the poor in New York. That’s where I think the question of equity is a most appropriate question.” – NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli

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The problem parallels the issue known as psychiatric boarding, which has been an increasing concern in recent years for a range of mental illnesses.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled a ADA, Special Education cases.

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A New York lawmaker on Tuesday proposed requiring state institutions for the disabled to publish report cards on the number of cases of abuse and neglect.

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America’s major physician organizations are recommending something, strongly and in unison: The latest health-care bill, known as Graham-Cassidy, would do harm to the country and should be defeated.

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“The number of people with comprehensive health insurance that covers high-cost medical events would be reduced by millions,” the report says.

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As the #bFair2DirectCare coalition in NYS has been saying for nearly 2 years, the status quo is unacceptable.

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