Study launched on New Yorkers with high health care needs
“Both poor health and poverty limit potential. Given the two are strongly related, many of the most vulnerable New Yorkers end up experiencing both. We are interested in studying how New Yorkers with high health care needs fare economically with the hope of identifying solutions. ”
The Poverty Tracker is a longitudinal study of the dynamics of poverty and disadvantage in New York City. It is a joint project of Robin Hood and Columbia University. This report is part of a special series funded by the Helmsley Charitable Trust to provide a better understanding of the economic lives of New Yorkers with the highest health care needs with the aim to improve the city’s health care system and its ability to serve all New Yorkers.