To update our post from yesterday regarding health equity issues in NYC and the state's proposed $1.5 billion bailout, The Albany Times Union does a much better job covering the issues than the New York Times. Following The Times' lead, The AP also drops the ball with this one-sided piece that makes no mention of the true costs of the looming hospital closures to already underseved low-income communities and communities of color. Interesting that local papers seem to be doing such a better job covering this issue . . .
If you missed them yesterday, check out our maps illustrating the disproportionate distribution of health care services that already exist in NYC. These problems are likely to be exacerbated by the state's use of $1.5 billion to "rightsize" New York's health care system.
In a move likely to have negative consequences for the economic security of working Americans, the NLRB is expected to "broaden the definition of "supervisor" under the National Labor
Relations Act in a way that will exclude millions of workers from the
law's protections." EPI has the goods in a state by state analysis.
CAP reports that this move will likely have health consequences as well, as one of the groups most impacted will be the nursing profession. Nurses unions are one of the leading advocates for lower nurse to patient ratios that can improve health care services for all. Sara Solon at DMI Blog has more on the impact this decision will have on the nursing profession.
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