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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. Read “ Using Law to Advance Population Health Planning ” in Health Affairs.

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New Covid shots may be hard to come by for uninsured Georgians

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. Updated Covid vaccines, slated to hit shelves this week, could come with serious sticker shock for more than a million Georgians who don’t have health insurance. For many local Georgia health departments, uptake remains a challenge.

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Millions could lose health insurance to pay for Trump tax cuts

Association of Health Care Journalists

If spending goes down significantly, at least nine states could end their Medicaid expansion initiatives, throwing millions of low- and moderate-income Americans off of their government-funded health insurance, health policy experts predict. About 20% of all personal health care spending in the United States.