Health Care

Jon Stewart hugs 9/11 first responder John Feal while U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand look on, after the Senate's passage of the 9/11 Compensation Fund.

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After holdup, Senate votes to extend 9/11 victims fund

Funding for those affected by the deadly attacks will be extended through 2092.

By AMANDA LUZ HENNING SANTIAGO

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Jon Stewart advocates for 9/11 first responders on Capitol Hill, June 10.

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Republican senators can’t hold up 9/11 victim funding forever

Jon Stewart’s viral speech pretty much guaranteed an early-August vote.

By AMANDA LUZ HENNING SANTIAGO

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Why New York’s hospitals do terrible in federal rankings

By some measures, the Empire State has the worst health care in the nation.

By MATTIE QUINN

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How could Georgia’s 'heartbeat' bill apply to New York?

Georgia women might be prosecuted for getting an abortion out of state.

By EMMA BOLTON

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Health care proposals are heating up

Hot-button issues span vaccines, single-payer health care and the Medical Aid in Dying Act.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

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Is there enough time to legalize recreational marijuana?

Health Care

Closing the window on recreational marijuana

Some advocates say the support is there, but time may be running out.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

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Is the Justice Center just?

Critics say a state agency that investigates abuse and neglect in facilities serving people with special needs is unfair to the accused.

By ALISA PARTLAN, HELLA WINSTON

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Members of the Hasidic community in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood.

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Why rabbis can’t contain the measles outbreak

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities are becoming less deferential to their religious leadership.

By AARON SHORT

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Assembly Health Committee Chairman Richard Gottfried speaking during the "Making Health Coverage Available and Affordable to All New Yorkers" panel at City & State's Healthy NY Summit, Wednesday morning.

Health Care

No state Senate single-payer vote before 2020

But the hot-button health care issue is only heating up.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

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A guide to New York’s vaccination policy

New York City declared a public health emergency over a measles outbreak. This is why some children aren’t immunized.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

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