Mapping How New York’s Hospitals Sue Vulnerable Patients: An Update
New York hospitals have sued over 80,000 New Yorkers for medical debt since 2015. Explore our hospital-level analysis.
New York hospitals have sued over 80,000 New Yorkers for medical debt since 2015. Explore our hospital-level analysis.
The health care system can be complicated to navigate for even the most well-versed among us. Advocates spend a lot of time helping patients understand the complicated rules and processes to determine whether they have received a surprise bill and how to appeal to be held harmless.
A bill pending in Albany—the Ounce of Prevention Act—would reform the state's Hospital Financial Assistance Law to make the process of applying for financial aid simpler and more accessible for low-income patients.
The FDNY should raise revenue for its services through the annual budget process so that the cost of ambulances services is borne fairly across tax payers by income, not regressively imposing the same rate for a retail worker as for an investment banker.
CSS applauds Governor Hochul for signing legislation that prohibits hospital facility fees for all preventative care and require hospital-affiliated providers in the state to inform patients in advance if they will be charged one
Two years since the the beginning of the pandemic and an economic recession that disproportionately impacted low-income Black and brown residents, Governor Hochul and the State Legislature last Friday announced a budget agreement that advances important investments.
In a new poll, over half of New Yorkers fear being unable to pay for basic health care, and nearly 70 percent believe they would be unable to afford care in the event of a major illness.
More than one million New Yorkers are uninsured; increasing the number of people insured would reduce morbidity and mortality and improve economic security.