Amanda D'Ambrosio

New York

Health Care Reporter at Health Pulse

Health Care Reporter at Crain's New York Business

health care reporter @CrainsNewYork // @newmarkjschool alum. All views are my own (she/her)

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At a Glance: June 6

1 day ago | crainsnewyork.com | Ethan Geringer-Sameth |Amanda D'Ambrosio

MIFEPRISTONE PETITION: New York and three other states submitted a petition asking the Food and Drug Administration to drop restrictions on mifepristone, the abortion medication, as part of a review of the drug’s labeling requirements that was ordered by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
CDPAP check-in: Where the state’s controversial home care consolidation stands

1 day ago | crainsnewyork.com | Amanda D'Ambrosio

About two months into the controversial rollout of the state's new payment system for its popular Medicaid-funded home care program, some data has rolled in, but questions remain about the success of the transition. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration has been in the process of consolidating the consumer-directed personal assistance program, which allows individuals to hire friends or family members as caregivers.
Hochul unveils advisory board's plan to renovate SUNY Downstate

2 days ago | crainsnewyork.com | Amanda D'Ambrosio

A nine-member advisory board designing the renovation of SUNY Downstate’s University Hospital has submitted its plan to modestly reduce hospital beds and build a new ambulatory surgery center at the struggling medical facility, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday.
At a Glance: June 5

2 days ago | crainsnewyork.com | Amanda D'Ambrosio

PATHOGEN PREPAREDNESS: Bellevue Hospital has partnered with the Japan Institute for Health Security in Tokyo to develop protocols for managing emerging infectious disease threats, New York City Health + Hospitals said Wednesday. The public hospital system signed an agreement with the Japanese agency to share resources on infectious disease preparedness, collaborate on research projects and train health care workers.
Two life science firms ramp up footprints in Industry City

3 days ago | crainsnewyork.com | Amanda D'Ambrosio

Two biotech companies are expanding their footprints at Industry City amid a citywide slowdown in life science leasing activity. The firms, Cresilon and Rumi Scientific, signed multi-year leases to occupy more than 61,000 square feet of lab space within the Sunset Park business complex, Jeff Fein, senior vice president for leasing at Industry City, told Crain’s.
At a Glance: June 4

3 days ago | crainsnewyork.com | Amanda D'Ambrosio

PAROLE REFORM: Nineteen aging services providers and health organizations sent a letter to state lawmakers on Monday urging that they pass legislation to reform parole for older New Yorkers. The organizations, which include the New York Academy of Medicine, JASA and Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health, asked legislators to pass the Elder Parole bill, which allows people over age 55 who have served long sentences to be considered for parole on a case-by-case basis.
Montefiore Medical Center falls back into the red as federal health cuts loom

3 days ago | crainsnewyork.com | Amanda D'Ambrosio

Montefiore Medical Center fell into the red during the first quarter of this year as spending on salaries and benefits for employees pressured its already-tight budget, the hospital’s latest financial statement shows. The Bronx-based medical center recorded a 0.2% operating loss in the first quarter, according to an unaudited financial statement it released last week.
At a Glance: June 3

4 days ago | crainsnewyork.com | Ethan Geringer-Sameth |Amanda D'Ambrosio

SOCIAL WORK WORKFORCE: New York City Health + Hospitals is launching a new training program to help social workers get clinical licensures in exchange for committing to work for the public hospital system. The program, announced Monday, will train and provide financial backing to social workers seeking a clinical licensure if they commit to staying in the system for two years.
SUNY Downstate advisory board suggests hospital bed reduction, surgery center

4 days ago | crainsnewyork.com | Amanda D'Ambrosio

An advisory board tasked with designing the future of SUNY Downstate’s University Hospital recommended that the cash-strapped medical center cut nearly half of its beds and build an ambulatory surgery center to help buoy its finances.
At a Glance: June 2

5 days ago | crainsnewyork.com | Amanda D'Ambrosio

WAGE THEFT SUIT: Home care workers within the consumer-directed personal assistance program filed new allegations against their employer Public Partnerships LLC on Friday, claiming that the company has continued to underpay caregivers since taking over the program on April 1.