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HealthyNYC – Extending the Lifespan of New Yorkers

Fund for Public Health NYC

Years NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan today unveiled “ HealthyNYC , ” an ambitious plan to improve and extend the average lifespan of all New Yorkers. Update: March, 2024 – HealthyNYC codified into law.

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10 Ways an ACA Repeal Could Impact Our Health

Black Health Matters

Its goal is to increase the quality and affordability of health insurance, expand Medicaid coverage, and decrease the number of uninsured Americans. It also demands that all privately purchased plans cover maternity care, which had routinely been excluded from many individually purchased plans.