Episode 7: The New York Health Care Crisis.

Dad, nobody wants to listen to you about New York !

New York healthcare is facing a socio-economic crisis. A New York Times opinion piece explained that,

“Arguably the biggest outlier is the New York health care system. Prices for drugs, medical procedures and doctors’ visits are all substantially higher in New York State than in other State, and most countries.”

This is compounded by another fact, which is that “New Yorkers are far from the world’s healthiest people.” (Opinion, NYT, 7/2/2020) That so many people died in the New York because of COVID, over 600,000 lives lost (in the USA in total,) is an unfortunate testament to this problem.

While New York may have a number of wonderful hospitals and medical care, healthcare is not equally available to everyone. Consequentially, economically and socially disadvantaged residents who do not receive the same quality of care are at greater risk for being unhealthy.
Further reading.

https://jacobin.com/2023/08/gustavo-rivera-new-york-state-senate-single-payer-health-care
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/080615/6-reasons-healthcare-so-expensive-us.asp
https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/1714347/british-expats-usa-new-york-real-life
https://www.healthline.com/health/where-can-i-go-for-medical-care-without-insurance#prescription-help
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ambulance-rides-costs-consumers-arent-protected-surprise-bills/
https://ripmedicaldebt.org/cost-of-therapy-in-new-york-city/
https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/451-23/mayor-adams-signs-legislation-increasing-health-care-pricing-transparency
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/12/us-financial-cost-covid-coronavirus
https://www.nysna.org/problem-ny-healthcare-crisis-solution-make-nysna-stronger
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A6058
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A6058
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affordable_Care_Act
https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(15)00164-3/pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRwvdXeriDg
https://info.nystateofhealth.ny.gov/health-insurance-explained
https://eu.lohud.com/in-depth/news/2022/09/14/ny-hospital-executives-paid-millions-in-bonuses-salary-as-covid-raged/65411150007/

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