Maya Kaufman

New York Health Care Reporter at POLITICO

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Lawmakers aim to close opioid settlement fund loophole

1 week ago | politico.com | Katelyn Cordero |Maya Kaufman

A linguistic loophole could put an estimated $250 million opioid settlement payout in jeopardy due to New York for addiction treatment, prevention and recovery programs, POLITICO Pro’s Maya Kaufman reports. The settlement proceeds were secured earlier this year in part by State Attorney General Letitia James, who worked on a multistate case against members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, which developed the opioid painkiller OxyContin.
Efforts to bolster organ donation in New York

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Katelyn Cordero |Maya Kaufman

Thousands of New York residents are waiting for a kidney transplant, and a long-delayed state program could soon spur more donors. The state Department of Health recently laid the groundwork for a new initiative to reimburse living organ donors for expenses not covered by insurance — over two years after lawmakers passed legislation to establish a living donor support program.
Lawmakers push for transparency in 340B program

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Katelyn Cordero |Maya Kaufman

New York lawmakers are looking to create transparency in a drug rebate program offered to hospitals serving low-income communities, with a state mandate to report how the federal program’s revenue is used, POLITICO Pro’s Katelyn Cordero reports.
State officials set to return to Albany if megabill passes

1 month ago | politico.com | Katelyn Cordero |Maya Kaufman

A federal budget bill that passed the House this week could have sobering implications for New York, state government officials say. State officials briefed lawmakers on the federal megabill last week, reporting a potential $13.5 billion hit to New York’s health care system, leaving roughly 1.5 million New Yorkers uninsured, the Hochul administration estimates.
Adrienne Adams tears into Cuomo’s Covid record

1 month ago | politico.com | Maya Kaufman

Adams, the New York City Council speaker, lambasted the former governor in an emotional speech commemorating her father’s death five years ago. New York City mayoral candidate Adrienne Adams delivered remarks Thursday at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens to commemorate the five-year anniversary of her father's death.
Consumers request extension of CDPAP preliminary injunction

1 month ago | politico.com | Katelyn Cordero |Maya Kaufman

Attorneys representing participants in New York’s consumer-directed personal assistance program filed a motion Thursday aiming to extend a partial delay of the program’s consolidation, the New York Legal Assistance Group revealed. Consumers are requesting a federal judge to extend a preliminary injunction agreed on by the state and the plaintiffs that is set to expire on June 6. They are requesting the injunction be extended until Aug.
Medical Aid in Dying passes Assembly, awaits Senate vote

1 month ago | politico.com | Katelyn Cordero |Maya Kaufman

Democratic Lawmakers and advocates are closing in on the votes needed to pass Medical Aid in Dying, a long-lingering measure that would allow doctors to prescribe euthanizing medication to people with terminal illnesses. The legislation passed the Assembly at the end of April, but 32 votes are needed to pass the measure in the Senate. The Senate has 26 co-sponsors on its bill, but state Sen.
‘Authoritarian process’ of passing state budget begins

1 month ago | politico.com | Bill Mahoney |Maya Kaufman

State Sen. James Skoufis had some pointed critiques of the state's budget process. | NYS Senate Media Services DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 37HOCHUL, THE “AUTHORITARIAN”: The state’s drawn-out budget process went into its final stage today when members began to vote on the spending plan around noon. And tensions are clearly beginning to bubble over. “I strongly do not believe that this budget as it sits before us is in any way a reflection of a functioning democracy,” state Sen.
Health care union president ousted in upset election

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Maya Kaufman

NEW YORK — Longtime labor leader George Gresham was toppled by his former lieutenants in a contentious race to lead the nation’s largest health care union. Gresham, who became president of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East in 2007, lost his reelection bid by a resounding margin to challenger Yvonne Armstrong, who leads the union’s long-term care division, according to data reviewed by POLITICO.
State poised to loosen involuntary commitment standard

1 month ago | politico.com | Maya Kaufman |Katelyn Cordero

Legislative leaders have agreed to a state budget framework that loosens the legal standard for involuntary commitment of the mentally ill — a major victory for Gov. Kathy Hochul and a sign that political winds on the issue are shifting to the center.