Special Series: Health and Health Care in New York City, Second Report
This report examines healthcare utilization among New Yorkers with high health care needs who also face economic disadvantage. These New Yorkers often forgo needed care, driven by issues of access related to cost, transportation, and mobility. Inequalities were even more stark among those facing housing challenges. This work is part of a special series funded by The Helmsley Charitable Trust.
Spotlight on Health: Access to health insurance and health care for families with young children in New York City
In New York State, children are eligible for public health insurance (Medicaid or Child Health Plus) regardless of income or immigration status. However, coverage for adults is much more uneven. Drawing on three years of data for families in the Early Childhood Poverty Tracker, this new report examines health insurance coverage and health care access for parents and young children in New York City.
Spotlight on Mental Health: Disparities in psychological distress among parents of young children in New York City
This new brief examines the mental health of New York City parents using Early Childhood Poverty Tracker survey data collected before the pandemic began. The report shows that nearly 50% of New York City parents living in poverty experienced psychological distress compared to just 1 in 5 higher-income parents.
Special Series: Health and Healthcare in New York City
Using Poverty Tracker data, this report aims to provide a better understanding of the economic lives of New Yorkers with the highest health care needs.
Income, Hardship and Health in New York City
Poverty and distress in New York City are even worse than official measures indicate. Our survey suggests that more than half of New York City residents struggled at some point during 2012 with poverty, material hardship, and/or poor health.