To learn more about the economic sufficiency of older adults in NYS, StateWide compared NYS Elder Economic Security Index with the number of older New Yorkers by County who receive social assistance and other key economic factors using Census data from the American...
To support Senate bill 8388/Assembly bill 7866-A To prevent any diminishing of health benefits for all public employees below what they had as of November 1, 2022. The legislation is particularly important now as it can address attempts by NYC to force retirees into a...
Derek Gee, Buffalonews.com, Apr 16, 2024 Pastor George Nicholas, CEO of Buffalo Center for Health Equity, talks about the need to turn the data into guided action to improve the healt… Researchers said achieving equity requires bold policy action. Numerous...
Scott Scanlon , buffalonews.com, Feb 25, 2024 White New Yorkers have received the highest health system performance, scoring in the 89th percentile among all population groups nationally on the Commonwealth Fund report. Black residents experienced the lowest health...
Eleanore Catolico New York & Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative New York State has less severe racial and ethnic health inequities than other mid-Atlantic states, yet even so, a new analysis shows stark disparities for Black residents in access to care,...
