Parenting is hard, but building healthy habits doesn’t have to be

May 13, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Being a parent is hard. Being a parent during a post-pandemic age in which technology is consuming us, is even harder. We want our children to be physically and mentally healthy, but sometimes we can’t quite figure out how to navigate this new world. As a pediatrician and mother of 11-year-old twins and a 7-year-old…

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De Blasio admin’s $34B health insurance contract doesn’t add up

December 12, 2021 Sharika Soukup

De Blasio admin’s B health insurance contract doesn’t add up

The de Blasio administration missed a glaring math error when choosing a new health care insurance provider for 275,000 retired city workers that could cost taxpayers “tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars” in lost revenue, according to a bombshell claim filed by rival bidder Aetna, the state’s largest Medicare provider. Aetna has sued…

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