Cuomo gave immunity to nursing home executives after big campaign donations

Posted on AllSides May 27th, 2020
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As Governor Andrew Cuomo faced a spirited challenge in his bid to win New York’s 2018 Democratic primary, his political apparatus got a last-minute boost: a powerful healthcare industry group suddenly poured more than $1m into a Democratic committee backing his campaign.

Less than two years after that flood of cash from the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA), Cuomo signed legislation last month quietly shielding hospital and nursing home executives from the threat of lawsuits stemming from the coronavirus outbreak. The provision, inserted into an annual budget bill by...

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/26/andrew-cuomo-nursing-home-execs-immunity

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