by Bill Hammond | August 31, 2018 | NY Torch Gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon cited a lot of statistics in favor of single-payer health care in her debate with Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday, but most of them were confused, misleading or false. Cuomo…
OPINION August 29, 2018 12:01 a.m. Letter to the editor Single-payer had better not pay like the government does today To the editor: With election season heating up, so is the conversation about single-payer health care. Is it appropriate for…
By Dr. John D. Bennett – President and CEO of CDPHP Aug 22, 2018 First impressions matter. From handshakes to headlines, what we see, how we feel, and the way we think about something or someone is often determined in…
OPINION/EDITORIAL Coverage for all would produce costly side effects. Gradual change is a better antidote. By The Editorial Board Updated August 11, 2018 6:00 AM The New York Health Act, which would launch state-financed single-payer health care in New York,…
by Bill Hammond | August 10, 2018 | NY Torch For New Yorkers wondering whether a statewide single-payer plan would be feasible and affordable, the RAND Corporation’s just-published report provides only partial answers. The hypothetical scenario analyzed by RAND relies…
By JODI LIU AUG 06, 2018 | 5:00 AM The impact of a single-payer plan on New York depends on several uncertain factors, but one thing is certain: The plan would shift health-care spending through the state instead of private…
BY DR. MARC SIEGEL, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR 08/04/18 06:00 PM EDT A new study released by Charles Blahous at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University has received a lot of attention this week. It concludes that the “Medicare for all”…
By Bea Grause, RN, JD, HANYS President, on Thursday, June 14, 2018 Years ago, an economist friend of mine and I would take long walks in the woods to talk about healthcare reform. As we navigated dozens of thorny topics,…
OPINION June 5, 2018 7:10 a.m. Updated 06/05/2018 The huge costs of government-run health care in the state would make residents sick By Heather C. Briccetti and James Cahill It turns out New Yorkers aren’t clamoring for a $200 billion…
By Patricia Cohen and Reed Abelson May 25, 2018 If wholesale opposition to President Trump is one litmus test for progressive Democrats, another — as the governor’s race in California is proving — is health care. All the leading Democratic…