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NYC Parents Take Social Distanced Life ‘Hour By Hour’
Dr. Jeanie Tse shares advice for parents on how to manage social distancing and urging them to create a flexible schedule that includes some precious “alone time.” Social distancing presents an opportunity and challenge to city parents experiencing “two worlds colliding in our space and in our face.” NEW YORK CITY — A Manhattan mom […]

It’s possible to cut costs while giving quality health care
View article here With New York state confronting a $6.1 billion budget deficit, the state is facing severe cuts to Medicaid, a program that serves as a lifeline to millions of New Yorkers living with significant physical and behavioral health challenges. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has convened a “Medicaid Redesign Team” to identify billions in savings […]

Instead of cutting Medicaid, invest in whole care
Featured in AM New York – February 11, 2020 | Page 6 A newly appointed Medicaid Redesign Task Force has been charged by Governor Cuomo with identifying ways to cut $2.5 billion next year without harming the sickest among us — a nearly impossible task. Instead of this risky approach, let’s invest in programs that […]

Mount Sinai, ICL, and Healthfirst Medicaid Savings Project Featured in Crain’s
Collaboration achieves $1.3 Million in Medicaid Savings and reduces hospitalizations for hundreds of people with significant physical and behavioral health conditions Click here to read the Crain’s article New York, NY (January 27, 2020)– The Institute for Community Living (ICL), Mount Sinai Health System, and Healthfirst announced Monday that their partnership in providing improved quality […]