Henry Goldman Bloomberg Published 3:03 PM EST Jan 29, 2019 New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says he’s turning the city into a model for how the nation can provide health care to all, including the poor, the uninsured and undocumented immigrants. In doing so, he boasts he’s saved the city’s public hospitals from bankruptcy and can provide universal care for just $100 million by steering New Yorkers away from emergency rooms and into managed-care clinics. Yet he may have promised more than he can deliver. The system of 11 hospitals – which already provide free care to the uninsured – costs taxpayers more than $2 billion a year, while scheduled federal Medicaid cuts threaten another $1 billion or more in the next year. Those pressures may far outstrip the savings he expects to reap from his proposal, according to private and government analysts familiar with the agency known as NYC Health + Hospitals. “It may show a positive cash flow compared with … [Read more...] about NYC’s healthcare-for-all collides with hospital costs
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Mayor: NYC to expand health care to 600K
Karen Matthews Associated Press Published 10:23 PM EST Jan 8, 2019 New York – New York City will spend up to $100 million per year to expand health care coverage to people without health insurance, including immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. The plan involves expanding the city’s existing public insurance program and providing uninsured people with access to affordable care at city-owned facilities. “From this moment on in New York City everyone is guaranteed the right to health care,” the Democratic mayor said. “We are saying the word guarantee because we can make it happen.” The program is intended to reach an estimated 600,000 city residents currently without health insurance. Half of that group can’t get health insurance because of their immigration status, de Blasio said, while the remainder includes young people who don’t think they need coverage and people who find the … [Read more...] about Mayor: NYC to expand health care to 600K
Houston Zoo Lights to be flipped on Nov. 17
By Craig Hlavaty Published 10:20 am CDT, Thursday, November 1, 2018 The Houston Zoo's annual Zoo Lights attraction kicks off on Nov. 17 and runs through Jan. 13. According to the zoo nearly 15 miles of LED lights are used to create the holiday scenes. The Houston Zoo's annual Zoo Lights attraction kicks off on Nov. 17 and runs through Jan. 13. According to the zoo nearly 15 miles of LED lights are used to create the holiday scenes. Photo: Stephanie Adams /Houston Zoo Special staff are on hand as well to make sure the lights and extra crowds don't disturb the zoo's residents. Special staff are on hand as well to make sure the lights and extra crowds don't disturb the zoo's residents. Photo: Stephanie Adams /Houston Zoo A staff of about a dozen does intense work nightly making sure that the lights and sounds don't disturb the zoo's population, … [Read more...] about Houston Zoo Lights to be flipped on Nov. 17
Iowa, NYC home to winning $688M Powerball tickets
Associated Press Published 12:07 PM EDT Oct 28, 2018 Des Moines, Iowa – Lottery officials say two winning tickets were sold for the $688 million Powerball jackpot, one in a rural Iowa town and the other in New York City. Powerball officials said early Sunday that the two tickets matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s drawing. The jackpot was originally estimated at $750 million but worked out to $687.8 million by the time of the drawing. The jackpot is the fourth-largest in U.S. history. One of the winning tickets was sold at Casey’s convenience store in Redfield, Iowa, a rural community of about 800 people. The other winning ticket was sold at West Harlem Deli in New York City. There was no immediate word on who purchased the winning tickets. The winning numbers were 8, 12, 13, 19 and 27, and Powerball 4. The drawing came four days after someone won a $1.54 billion Mega Millions jackpot, which marked the second-largest lottery prize. That ticket was … [Read more...] about Iowa, NYC home to winning $688M Powerball tickets
First look: The redesigned Katz’s deli
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