State health guidelines say any patient who arrives at a hospital with their own ventilator risks having it taken away for another person during a pandemic. A lawsuit wants to change that.
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Humor and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have not always gone well together in recent years. One incident of note was the way the governor talked about his brother, CNN host Chris Cuomo, to a group of state Democratic Party dignitaries in 2018. “It’s actually a funny story,” the governor said. “He was found at our front door in a basket and he was 16 years old. So he has certain development issues.”
The governor has delivered high-profile policy victories for historically disadvantaged groups. His record includes the legalization of same-sex marriage, criminal justice reforms, expansions of the social safety net like paid family leave and a domestic terrorism law aimed at combating antisemitism. But advocates for people with disabilities offer mixed reviews about his record during three terms in office. “The past several years have been tough,” state Senate Disabilities Committee Chair John Mannion of Syracuse said in an interview. “As it relates to people with disabilit
Monday, April 26, 2021 - 6:29 am
To the Editor:
On April 29 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the League of Women Voters of New York State will present our first ever People s Hearing on New York State Redistricting. The hearing will be available via Zoom webinar and Facebook live.
Expert testifiers at the hearing will include representatives from: The Center for Law and Social Justice, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Disability Rights New York, the New York Immigration Coalition, the Chinese-American Planning Council, the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund, the Hispanic Federation, Latino Justice PRLDEF, APA Voice and, New York Law School.
In 2020, five of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. made $44.9 billion in profits.
By Michael V. Cusenza
On Friday, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand stood with Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Maria Alvarez, Executive Director of the NY Statewide Senior Action Council, Mario Henry, Executive Board Member of the NY Statewide Senior Action Council, and Tim Clune, Executive Director of Disability Rights New York, to announce a package of three bills to help reduce the cost of prescription drugs, and help ensure that everyone can access the medicine they need.
The package of bills, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), includes: The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs under Medicare Part D; The Prescription Drug Price Relief Act which looks to level the market for Americans purchasing prescription drugs by pegging the price in the United States to th
Cuomo s coronavirus policies for disabled group homes face scrutiny
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Dr. Dennis P. McKenna, president and CEO of Albany Medical Center, answers questions during a vaccination clinic at the Center for Disability Services on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. Albany County and Albany Medical Center, with the approval of the New York State Health Department, allocated 450 dosages of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to people who live in groups homes for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as the workers who care for them. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
ALBANY At the urging of his Republican colleagues, state Sen. James Skoufis who chairs the chamber s investigations committee said he is interested in examining Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo s COVID-19 policies at group home facilities for people with developmental disabilities, which have mirrored those of nursing homes.