Health & Environment Active Updated Aug 28, 2026
The Maimonides takeover
State regulators unanimously approved NYC Health + Hospitals' merger with Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn's largest private hospital, over objections from Borough Park rabbis and elected officials. Gov. Hochul committed $2.2 billion over five years to cover the hospital's deficits, and public status lets it collect higher Medicaid reimbursement rates in a service area heavily reliant on Medicaid. Two lawsuits from the Coalition to Preserve Maimonides remain pending and could still block the deal.
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Aug 28, 2026 Latest
State regulators unanimously approved New York City Health + Hospitals' merger with Maimonides Medical Center on Thursday, over objections from Borough Park rabbis and elected officials including Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein. Gov. Hochul committed $2.2 billion over five years to cover deficits at the 711-bed hospital, the largest privately run medical facility in Brooklyn.
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