Tag: health care proxy

NYS Senate approves bill giving illegal immigrants health care

  • June 9, 2023
  • 4 min read

ALBANY – State Senate Democrats have approved legislation to provide low-cost health care to migrants after the federal government agreed to provide the cash. “We are already spending over a billion dollars without giving any type of regular care to these folks,” stated Senate Health Committee Chair Gustavo Rivera (D-Bronx), who sponsored the bill, said on the chamber floor Thursday night. "So these folks are already here. They get sick. They get flus They get colds. They break legs … What we're suggesting here is that we have a way to get federal money so it doesn't cost the state…

More than a quarter of DACA recipients are uninsured as they await the fate of health care rules

  • May 26, 2023
  • 6 min read

More than a quarter of young immigrants protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program lack health insurance and face burdens preventing them from accessing care, according to new data first shared with NBC News.A report published Friday by the immigrant rights nonprofit group National Immigration Law Center, documenting the findings of a recent survey, found that 27% of DACA recipients reported not being covered by any kind of health insurance or other health care plan.The results suggest that of the more than 580,000 young adults without legal status who are allowed to work and study without fear of…

Target becomes the latest company to suffer backlash for LGBTQ+ support, pulls some Pride clothing a month

  • May 24, 2023
  • 3 min read

NEW YORK (AP) — Target is removing some items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month after intense backlash from some customers who confronted workers and tipped over displays.“Since introducing this year's collection, we've experienced threats impacting our team members' sense of safety and well-being while at work," Target said in a statement Tuesday. ”Given these volatile circumstances, we are making adjustments to our plans, including removing items that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior."The target said that customers knocked down Pride displays at some stores,…