Health care in New York is increasingly unaffordable for patients. Over the past 15 years, hospital charges in New York have increased four times as fast as than inflation. Hospital spending accounts for more than one-third of total health care spending in the state. Between 2009 and 2024, half
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed an enormous budget bill, called H.R. 1, that radically cut health coverage and other benefits for working people, while providing massive tax cuts to the wealthy. The bill phases in its cuts over several years. But we’ve just emerged from the first
We honor the memory of all those who lost their lives to Covid-19, including our friend and colleague Tom Waters. Learn more about Tom’s work as a fierce advocate for low-income tenants.