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News United States » New York » Health: New York declare state of emergency with huge disease outbreak

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Published on: Monday 12 October 2026

The outbreak keeps spreading state by state, and health officials say one factor turns up again and again in nearly every case.

News United States » New York » Health: Hochul Declares a Measles Emergency as Cases Rise in Rural New York

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/nyregion/measles-emergency-new-york-state-hochul.html
Published on: Sunday 04 October 2026

The state has had 108 cases this year, the most since 2019. The declaration comes amid a national resurgence of the highly contagious viral illness.

News United States » New York » Health: New York works through issues in new $1B Medicaid management system

News channel or source: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-new-york-health-care/2026/10/05/new-york-works-through-issues-in-new-1b-medicaid-management-system-01105128
Published on: Monday 05 October 2026

Roughly a year ago, the New York State Department of Health began transitioning more than 147,000 Medicaid and Medicare Savings Program enrollees to an upgraded case management system.

News United States » New York » Health: Inside New York health officials push for back-to-school vaccinations

News channel or source: https://www.lohud.com/story/news/health/2026/07/29/ny-health-officials-push-school-vaccinations-amid-rising-hesitancy/91077722007/
Published on: Wednesday 29 July 2026

As families prepare for the start of the 2026-27 school year, New York state's vaccination requirements for students should be a key part of their checklist before classes begin in early September.

News United States » New York » Health: Powerful New York Labor Group Seeks to Unionize 190,000 Health Workers

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/nyregion/powerful-new-york-labor-group-seeks-to-unionize-190000-health-workers.html
Published on: Tuesday 22 September 2026

The Service Employees International Union said it had enough signatures to trigger a vote by personal assistants who care for relatives and friends at home. By Joseph Goldstein See more of our ...

News United States » New York » Health: Vitality and Google Expand Technology Partnership to Bring AI-Driven Health Platform to the United States to Incentivize Healthier Behaviors

News channel or source: https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/vitality-google-expand-technology-partnership-130000167.html
Published on: Thursday 17 September 2026

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News United States » New York » Health: Time For State-Based Single Payer: The New York Health Act

News channel or source: https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/time-state-based-single-payer-new-york-health-act?ftag=YHF4eb9d17
Published on: Sunday 08 February 2026

Below, we summarize economic projections of moving to a single-payer health care system and look at how they compare with proposed federal cuts, based on analyses of the New York Health Act (NYHA) ...

News United States » New York » Health: Health comissioner in Utica, talks measles: 'This is not normal'

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Published on: Wednesday 07 October 2026

What's happening with measles in New York and across the United States right now is not normal, New York State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said during a visit to Utica on Oct. 7. Cases are ...