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Nassau University Medical Center Chairman Matthew Bruderman held a two-hour-long “employee town hall” in which he blamed the state and Gov. Kathy Hochul for the hospital’s financial problems and called for more funding for NUMC without conditions.

Nassau University Medical Center remains on life support

Hospital Chairman Bruderman refuses state terms for emergency funds, putting Nassau University Medical Center on the brink of collapse, with job losses looming and the future uncertain. more

By Brandon Cruz | 3/15/24

The Fulton Commons Care Center Inc. in East Meadow will pay up to $8.6 million in fines and have to pay for independent monitors after a settlement with the state Attorney General’s office and pleading guilty to covering up sexual abuse.

Fulton Commons Care Center Inc. nursing home pleads guilty to cover up

The Fulton Commons Care Center Inc. in East Meadow will pay up to $8.6 million after a settlement with the state Attorney General’s office and agreed to install monitors to reform the nursing home’s health care and financial operations because of years of fraud and resident mistreatment. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/8/24

East Meadow nursing home fined millions and pleads guilty to cover up

The Fulton Commons Care Center Inc. in East Meadow will pay up to $8.6 million after a settlement with the state Attorney General’s office and agreed to install monitors to reform the nursing home’s health care and financial operations because of years of fraud and resident mistreatment. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/4/24

Check your Medicare statement carefully

If a poll were to be taken, I would have to be the last person on this planet who thinks that government is a perfect institution. I respect the FBI and the CIA, and I even trust the IRS. As a senior citizen, I have always considered Medicare one of the finest agencies we have, but some new facts have emerged that have convinced me that it is a sloppy and careless government behemoth. more

By Jerry Kremer | 3/1/24

Who do L.I.’s congressmen really represent?

In the era of the 24/7 news cycle, it was easy to dismiss what looked like an impending federal government shutdown as the latest bit of political theater . . . more

By Stanley B. Bergman | 10/5/23

The Republicans have sent in the clowns

One of my all-time favorite comedians was Groucho Marx. He always had the right response to the question of the moment. more

1/19/23

Why Berniecrats should embrace the public option

My most recent column, “Medicare for all could cost you a bundle,” was published in the March 5-11 issue. So much has transpired since then. For one, the world turned upside down. more

5/22/20

When will it be a woman’s turn?

While there are many women advancing in the corporate world, the political world lags far behind when it comes to women advancing into high office. I have mixed feelings about Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s political style, but . . . more

3/13/20

‘Medicare for all’ could cost you a bundle

I’ve resisted writing about the Democratic presidential primary, lest readers interpret my criticism of a candidate as an endorsement of Donald Trump. It isn’t. That being said . . . more

3/6/20