Maya Kaufman
@mayakaufman.bsky.social
Covering politics, policy and power in health care for POLITICO New York
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Gov. Hochul vetoed a @jamesskoufis.bsky.social @johnmcdonald108.bsky.social bill to require insurers to reimburse pharmacists for patient consultations on birth control, saying it would burden insurers with "significant" new costs and raise premiums.
But NY's insurance lobby hadn't taken a stance.
But NY's insurance lobby hadn't taken a stance.
October 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Gov. Hochul vetoed a @jamesskoufis.bsky.social @johnmcdonald108.bsky.social bill to require insurers to reimburse pharmacists for patient consultations on birth control, saying it would burden insurers with "significant" new costs and raise premiums.
But NY's insurance lobby hadn't taken a stance.
But NY's insurance lobby hadn't taken a stance.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul got the latest COVID vaccine at an independent pharmacy in Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan, highlighting her recent executive order authorizing pharmacists to administer it.
September 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul got the latest COVID vaccine at an independent pharmacy in Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan, highlighting her recent executive order authorizing pharmacists to administer it.
BREAKING, from NY Playbook PM: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign an executive order allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer Covid vaccines to New Yorkers who request them.
September 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
BREAKING, from NY Playbook PM: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign an executive order allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer Covid vaccines to New Yorkers who request them.
States are increasingly forging their own paths on public health, especially on vaccines.
My colleague Katelyn and I keep asking NY's Health Department about their plans. (e.g., Will they ease access to the latest Covid shot?)
We can't get a concrete answer, let alone an interview.
My colleague Katelyn and I keep asking NY's Health Department about their plans. (e.g., Will they ease access to the latest Covid shot?)
We can't get a concrete answer, let alone an interview.
September 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
States are increasingly forging their own paths on public health, especially on vaccines.
My colleague Katelyn and I keep asking NY's Health Department about their plans. (e.g., Will they ease access to the latest Covid shot?)
We can't get a concrete answer, let alone an interview.
My colleague Katelyn and I keep asking NY's Health Department about their plans. (e.g., Will they ease access to the latest Covid shot?)
We can't get a concrete answer, let alone an interview.
NEWS: @1199seiu.org voted today to endorse @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for mayor.
July 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
NEWS: @1199seiu.org voted today to endorse @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for mayor.
Per a new Health Affairs analysis, 20 New York hospitals lost obstetric services between 2010 and 2022, leaving 39.8% of hospitals statewide without obstetrics.
July 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Per a new Health Affairs analysis, 20 New York hospitals lost obstetric services between 2010 and 2022, leaving 39.8% of hospitals statewide without obstetrics.
BREAKING: NYC Mayor Eric Adams will not move forward with Medicare Advantage for retired city workers, a contentious cost-cutting plan that has been in the works since 2021.
June 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
BREAKING: NYC Mayor Eric Adams will not move forward with Medicare Advantage for retired city workers, a contentious cost-cutting plan that has been in the works since 2021.
New York-Presbyterian plans to lay off 2 percent of its workforce.
“The magnitude of what’s happening at the federal level plus the magnitude, quite frankly, of our loss of volumes across the board has mandated that we need to take this action,” CEO Steven J. Corwin said in a message to employees.
“The magnitude of what’s happening at the federal level plus the magnitude, quite frankly, of our loss of volumes across the board has mandated that we need to take this action,” CEO Steven J. Corwin said in a message to employees.
May 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
New York-Presbyterian plans to lay off 2 percent of its workforce.
“The magnitude of what’s happening at the federal level plus the magnitude, quite frankly, of our loss of volumes across the board has mandated that we need to take this action,” CEO Steven J. Corwin said in a message to employees.
“The magnitude of what’s happening at the federal level plus the magnitude, quite frankly, of our loss of volumes across the board has mandated that we need to take this action,” CEO Steven J. Corwin said in a message to employees.
NEWS: Longtime labor leader George Gresham was overwhelmingly defeated in his bid for reelection as
@1199seiu.org president, according to election results circulated overnight.
@1199seiu.org president, according to election results circulated overnight.
May 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
NEWS: Longtime labor leader George Gresham was overwhelmingly defeated in his bid for reelection as
@1199seiu.org president, according to election results circulated overnight.
@1199seiu.org president, according to election results circulated overnight.
A community health center with a long legacy of treating asylum-seekers is now requesting patients’ proof of citizenship, in an apparent response to the Trump administration’s broad threats to federal funding and anti-immigrant rhetoric.
More: www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
More: www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
February 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A community health center with a long legacy of treating asylum-seekers is now requesting patients’ proof of citizenship, in an apparent response to the Trump administration’s broad threats to federal funding and anti-immigrant rhetoric.
More: www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
More: www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
My latest: DOGE canceled a CDC contract for FDNY
research work, part of a study of the links between firefighters' cancers and their response to the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center.
research work, part of a study of the links between firefighters' cancers and their response to the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center.
February 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My latest: DOGE canceled a CDC contract for FDNY
research work, part of a study of the links between firefighters' cancers and their response to the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center.
research work, part of a study of the links between firefighters' cancers and their response to the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center.
Montefiore’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine is quietly scrubbing references to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from its website.
Example: Here's the page that once housed Einstein's strategic plan for “achieving our vision of an inclusive culture of medicine."
Example: Here's the page that once housed Einstein's strategic plan for “achieving our vision of an inclusive culture of medicine."
February 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Montefiore’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine is quietly scrubbing references to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from its website.
Example: Here's the page that once housed Einstein's strategic plan for “achieving our vision of an inclusive culture of medicine."
Example: Here's the page that once housed Einstein's strategic plan for “achieving our vision of an inclusive culture of medicine."
Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx is scrubbing references to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from its website, in an apparent response to federal funding threats by the White House.
February 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx is scrubbing references to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from its website, in an apparent response to federal funding threats by the White House.
Mayoral candidate and state Sen. @zellnor.bsky.social says Mayor Eric Adams’ refusal to fight President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts is making immigrant New Yorkers afraid to seek care at city-run hospitals.
February 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Mayoral candidate and state Sen. @zellnor.bsky.social says Mayor Eric Adams’ refusal to fight President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts is making immigrant New Yorkers afraid to seek care at city-run hospitals.
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January 31, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Some NYC Health + Hospitals doctors are urging colleagues in Doctors Council SEIU to vote against a tentative contract deal.
One member involved in negotiations says many bargaining committee members hadn't even seen the deal before it was announced.
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One member involved in negotiations says many bargaining committee members hadn't even seen the deal before it was announced.
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January 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Some NYC Health + Hospitals doctors are urging colleagues in Doctors Council SEIU to vote against a tentative contract deal.
One member involved in negotiations says many bargaining committee members hadn't even seen the deal before it was announced.
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
One member involved in negotiations says many bargaining committee members hadn't even seen the deal before it was announced.
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The nation’s largest health care union, #1199SEIU, is embroiled in a heated succession battle.
And its outcome this spring could have a far-reaching impact.
#UnionNews #labor #politics
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And its outcome this spring could have a far-reaching impact.
#UnionNews #labor #politics
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
January 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The nation’s largest health care union, #1199SEIU, is embroiled in a heated succession battle.
And its outcome this spring could have a far-reaching impact.
#UnionNews #labor #politics
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
And its outcome this spring could have a far-reaching impact.
#UnionNews #labor #politics
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
NEW: Top officials at the nation’s largest health care union — 1199SEIU — are spearheading an historic bid to unseat longtime president George Gresham, setting the stage for the organization’s first competitive election in decades.
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
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January 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
NEW: Top officials at the nation’s largest health care union — 1199SEIU — are spearheading an historic bid to unseat longtime president George Gresham, setting the stage for the organization’s first competitive election in decades.
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
From today's New York Playbook PM: Gov. Kathy Hochul is paying Boston Consulting Group $9 million to support her "Future of Health Care Commission."
She announced the commission in her 2023 State of the State... for which she also got help from BCG.
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She announced the commission in her 2023 State of the State... for which she also got help from BCG.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
January 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
From today's New York Playbook PM: Gov. Kathy Hochul is paying Boston Consulting Group $9 million to support her "Future of Health Care Commission."
She announced the commission in her 2023 State of the State... for which she also got help from BCG.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
She announced the commission in her 2023 State of the State... for which she also got help from BCG.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Letter from Mayor Adams to @doctorscouncilseiu.bsky.social and their employers — PAGNY and Icahn Mount Sinai — here.
January 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Letter from Mayor Adams to @doctorscouncilseiu.bsky.social and their employers — PAGNY and Icahn Mount Sinai — here.
BREAKING: Nearly 1,000 NYC Health + Hospitals doctors are preparing to go on strike Jan. 13.
It would be the largest work stoppage by attending physicians in NYC history, per @doctorscouncilseiu.bsky.social. Four hospitals would be affected: Jacobi, North Central Bronx, Queens and South Brooklyn.
It would be the largest work stoppage by attending physicians in NYC history, per @doctorscouncilseiu.bsky.social. Four hospitals would be affected: Jacobi, North Central Bronx, Queens and South Brooklyn.
January 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
BREAKING: Nearly 1,000 NYC Health + Hospitals doctors are preparing to go on strike Jan. 13.
It would be the largest work stoppage by attending physicians in NYC history, per @doctorscouncilseiu.bsky.social. Four hospitals would be affected: Jacobi, North Central Bronx, Queens and South Brooklyn.
It would be the largest work stoppage by attending physicians in NYC history, per @doctorscouncilseiu.bsky.social. Four hospitals would be affected: Jacobi, North Central Bronx, Queens and South Brooklyn.
NEWS: The CEO of SUNY Downstate Medical Center, a celebrated teaching hospital in Brooklyn, is under investigation for alleged financial misconduct.
He submitted his resignation this week, POLITICO previously reported.
He submitted his resignation this week, POLITICO previously reported.
December 13, 2024 at 7:32 PM
NEWS: The CEO of SUNY Downstate Medical Center, a celebrated teaching hospital in Brooklyn, is under investigation for alleged financial misconduct.
He submitted his resignation this week, POLITICO previously reported.
He submitted his resignation this week, POLITICO previously reported.