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billion The Medicaid program plays a critical role in helping states respond to disasters and public health emergencies like the coronavirus For example Medicaid was able to provide enhanced funding and coverage...the Zika virus outbreak in Puerto Rico There are also millions of Americans who depend on Medicaid for access to essential health care including vaccines and diagnostic tests Recognizing that New York...March 18th the New York Department of Health reported over 1 300 cases in New York...

clock care both at home and in school services that are guaranteed with Jonathan s Medicaid coverage As a result of the Affordable Care Act ACA Jonathan is able to receive the comprehensive care that he...administration s sabotage of Americans health care and exactly what is at stake if they succeed said U S Senator Charles Schumer The fact that over 400 000 fewer kids have health insurance now compared to...families can care for their loved ones without worrying about the cost of care including...

The VA Proposed Adding 4 Health Conditions To Agent Orange Presumptive Conditions Exposure Health Care Benefits List But Administration Has Refused To Add Conditions Blocked Vietnam Era Vets From Getting...To End Years Long Hold Up Immediately Give Vets Suffering From Agent Orange Linked Conditions Health Care Compensation Benefits Schumer To Feds Vietnam Veterans Fought For Our Freedom They Shouldn t Have...hypothyroidism and not receiving the care and compensation they deserve U S Senator...

treatment facility in Lake George was releasing harmful nitrates into the lake jeopardizing the lake s health resident well being and the greater Adirondack tourism economy In April Sen Schumer visited the Village...manufacturers and importers of medical devices which are essential to providing the highest quality health care There are more than 3 000 jobs in the medical device field in the Capital Region particularly in...Sherrill Manufacturing By Securing Critical Provision In NDAA Requiring U...

Impacted by Suicide However No Comprehensive CDC Data On The Crisis Exists To Address The Mental Health Crisis On Capital Region Farms Throughout Upstate Schumer Calls On CDC To Conduct Comprehensive Much...farmers While suicide is a pressing public health crisis across the United States farmers face a number of stressors that can negatively impact mental health including financial issues climate and weather...depth of the mental health challenge we face said Senator Schumer Additionally Schumer...

Impacted by Suicide However No Comprehensive CDC Data On The Crisis Exists To Address The Mental Health Crisis On Rochester Finger Lakes Farms Throughout Upstate Schumer Calls On CDC To Conduct Comprehensive...officials and health experts U S Senator Charles E Schumer today launched a significant new effort to combat the alarming rise in suicide deaths among farmers While suicide is a pressing public health crisis...crisis across the United States farmers face a number of stressors that can...

Gillibrand D NY and Congressman Paul Tonko D NY 20 today announced 357 500 in federal funding for the Health Research Inc Public Safety Overdose Response Initiative in Menands The funding will be used to mitigate...to address the opioid epidemic and support collaboration between local law enforcement and public health agencies as they respond to opioid addiction and abuse The opioid epidemic in the Capital Region...Region is a symptom of this national emergency and we need to fight back now With...

increase the safety of opioid packaging for residents of the Rochester Finger Lakes Region and all Americans Schumer s push comes in the wake of a devastating incident in Brighton in which nine month old infant...to ravage communities across the country Schumer said the FDA s responsibility to protect public health is more urgent than ever The requirement of blister packaging Schumer argued could potentially limit...decreased from 29 to 1 in the years following implementation Schumer argued that...

locally and for the passage of legislation that would increase the amount of trained mental health primary care doctors in areas like Central New York Recent tragedies in Syracuse and the above average rate...levels of government to respond to this troubling trend It is clear that suicide has become a mental health crisis we can t afford to ignore requiring an all hands on deck approach to solve said Senator Schumer...offer new treatment and services to those at risk increasing the number of...

policy of the FAA and the exemption sought by the airlines if we are going to ensure public health especially the health of children many of whom might not learn of their allergy until aboard a plane where auto...says airlines can both afford to stock EpiPens and that they should as a matter of ensuring public health Airlines have cited drug shortages in their pleas to seek drug exemptions from the FAA a variable...pre filled dosage of Epinephrine for a food allergy attack which are needed by...