Benefits and Support

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (339+ words) New York awarded $76.2 million to 56 organizations for 90 projects intended to connect rural hospitals, health centers, behavioral health providers and community groups into stronger regional care networks. The Rural Community Health Integration Initiative includes about $22.7 million for planning and $53.5 million for…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (481+ words) New York officials are calling on the Trump administration to release $87 million in federal homeland-security money they say remains withheld from the state after a court challenge restored part of a larger reduction. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (236+ words) U.S. News & World Report this week named the top performing hospitals in the nation and three that received the top honors are within the Empire State. The publication's 2026-2027 Best Hospitals rankings - released on Tuesday, Aug. 4 - recognized the nation's top-performing hospitals based…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (69+ words) New York is upgrading its Medicaid system amid intense scrutiny from the Trump administration, which has pressured the state over alleged fraud. Under federal fire, New York enacts stricter Medicaid oversight Under mounting pressure from federal watchdogs threatening to slash…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (369+ words) Millions of homeowners will receive property tax relief this summer, but the biggest question remains: how much money will each household actually get? New York has started distributing payments from the School Tax Relief (STAR) program, a benefit that will…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (638+ words) ROCHESTER — On Monday, June 1, Rhonda Burnap was met with some startling news: the state human services department had terminated her workplace's Medicaid billing status. "We are law-abiding, correct-billing, legitimate providers that are doing our best to follow all the rules…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (209+ words) (ABC 6 News) – A growing trend across southern Minnesota is leaving rural residents with fewer options to seek medical care. On Thursday, April 30th, faith leaders and community members will gather for a prayer vigil at Rochester’s peace plaza. The event aims…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (895+ words) “These numbers could have been cleared up in a phone call, so it’s really slapdash,” said Fiscal Policy Institute senior health policy adviser Michael Kinnucan, whose recent analysis called attention to the Trump administration’s inaccurate claim. The mistake appeared in…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (303+ words) Alister Martin, the newly appointed Health Commissioner of New York City, has laid out his plan to tackle the city’s affordability crisis. Martin views affordability as a public health concern intertwined with political and economic factors. In a piece on…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (317+ words) The golden years are a little shorter in the Empire State. A new study has determined that $1 million in retirement savings lasts less than 13 years in New York, due to the sky-high costs of housing, healthcare, and groceries. GOBankingRates examined…...