A nonprofit historically run by the state’s health commissioner operates as a shadow agency without scrutiny from lawmakers — yet spends hundreds of millions of dollars yearly in government m…
A nonprofit run by the state’s health commissioner operates as a shadow agency without scrutiny from lawmakers — yet doles out hundreds of millions of dollars yearly in government money and has a huge say in New York’s biggest medical decisions, critics told The Post.
“We conditioned the state to punt everything to a third party that can’t be subpoenaed — that can’t be susceptible to FOIL and don’t show up to any oversight hearings,” fumed Assemblyman Ron Kim , whose recent“It’s like a no man’s land where we have no idea who’s actually being held accountable to protect New Yorkers.”
The nonprofit spent more than $1.3 billion in fiscal 2022, including $813 million covered by federal funds, $6.4 million by state agencies, and $493 million covered by other sources, said Cheryl Mattox, HRI’s executive director. Zucker’s successor, Mary Bassett, declined to accept the additional stipend while serving as commissioner from September 2021 through the end of 2022. It’s unclear whether Acting Health Commissioner James McDonald, who is expected to take over the job permanently, will accept the extra money.
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