Caroline Lewis
Articles by Caroline Lewis
Caroline Lewis is on the health care beat for WNYC and Gothamist. She has covered COVID, a nurses' strike, the overdose crisis and New York’s marijuana legalization effort, and spent a year investigating patients' medical bills. She always wants to hear about how everyday New Yorkers experience the health system. Got a tip? Email [email protected].
Speaker Menin has said she wants to bring the "No More 24" bill to a vote.
But Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office says the toll could have been worse.
Health care providers and elected officials are pushing for stronger protections for immigrants.
New York law prohibits discrimination based on gender identity, the AG's office said in a letter.
A public hearing on Monday shed light on what the proposed deal might mean to patients.
The nurses made financial gains, while the general public could benefit from other contract changes.
Mount Sinai would be the second major NYC health system to end services for trans youth amid threats from the Trump administration.
If union members ratify the deal, thousands of nurses will return to work next week, concluding a multiweek strike across several hospital systems.
State lawmakers and LGBTQ+ advocates scramble to protect access to gender-affirming care in the face of Trump administration threats.
NYU Langone is ending its program for trans youth as the Trump administration threatens funding.
Two 911 calls for help ended with police at the door. Experts say dispatch rules and limited B-HEARD coverage leave few non-police options.
Losing the Essential Plan after federal cuts would be a "freaking nightmare."
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