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Health Care
2.9%, with Dr. Thomas Frieden
November 16, 2020
2.9% was New York State's COVID-19 positivity rate as of November 10, 2020. New York was the early epicenter of the pandemic, and though new cases started to decline in April and stayed relatively low through the summer, cases are beginning to rise again. Joining the podcast is one of the nation's foremost public health experts Dr. Thomas Frieden offers a clear explanation about what we know about the virus, how to best prepare for its rise, and what the prospects are for a vaccine.
Video
CBC News
Conversation with Dr. Thomas R. Frieden
A CBC Event
October 29, 2020
Dr. Tom Frieden joined CBC to discuss COVID-19 and what leaders can do to promote a safe, healthy and prosperous future.
Statement
City Budget
CBC Statement on City’s Land Use Process
August 18, 2020
CBC is increasingly concerned that at times the City’s land use process serves as an impediment to proposals needed to spur growth.
Statement
State Budget
Statement on the Medicaid Redesign Team Recommendations
March 19, 2020
The MRT had a difficult task to do with little time, and deserves credit for soliciting public feedback, considering hundreds of proposals, and rising to the challenge of proposing significant reforms and savings without recommending tax increases.
Statement
Health Care
Statement on Medicaid Payment Delays in the New York State Budget
October 03, 2019
CBC President Andrew S. Rein released this statement on the Medicaid Payment Delays in the New York State Budget: "The State making an end of fiscal year 2019 Medicaid payment a week late was no mere delay. It was an obfuscation of the State’s fiscal condition, allowing the State to avoid addressing a deep and recurring problem."
Video
Health Care
Dr. Mitchell Katz, President & CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals
CBC Breakfast Series
April 01, 2019
Dr. Mitchell Katz joined CBC to discuss his transformation plan to improve H+H's fiscal stability.
Statement
Health Care
Statement on the New York Health Act
February 11, 2019
The revised version of the New York Health Act (NYHA) released today is a well-intentioned proposal to continue to increase access to insurance coverage and reduce barriers to quality health care for New Yorkers, but currently it is not a feasible measure.
Video
Health Care
The Challenges of Enhancing Effective Engagement of Community Based Organizations in Performing Provider Systems
The first of a series of symposiums
November 13, 2017
This event is the first of a series of symposiums on challenges in implementing Medicaid redesign strategies. Keynote address and presentation were given by NYS Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson.
Video
Energy & Environment
John Rhodes, Chair of the Public Service Commission
A CBC Breakfast Series
October 26, 2017
CBC Breakfast conversation with John Rhodes, Chair of the Public Service Commission
Statement
Transportation
Statement on the Mayor’s Proposal to Raise Revenue for the MTA
through an Increase in the NYC Personal Income Tax
August 07, 2017
Mayor de Blasio’s proposal to raise the top rate on the personal income tax is not an appropriate way to raise funds.
Statement
Health Care
Statement on the "Collins Amendment"
March 22, 2017
The recent addition of the “Collins Amendment” to the House of Representatives’ American Health Care Act provides a strong incentive for New York’s Governor and Legislature to eliminate the mandated local share of Medicaid costs, a policy change long advocated by the Citizens Budget Commission.