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Judging by the pictures of these, "ladies" , the Johns probably need the
free medical care more than the hookers.
BTW, do hookers submit W-2 and pay taxes?
Call me curious.
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"Hochul extends free healthcare program for sex workers, and taxpayers
will foot the $2.5M bill"
"Gov. Kathy Hochul has quietly extended a pilot program providing free healthcare to sex workers – with taxpayers footing the nearly $2.5
million bill.
The state Health Department in 2023 awarded $1 million in public funds to
two contractors as part of Hochul’s plan to help the “world’s oldest profession,” but new documents reviewed by The Post show the program
extending through June 2028, with $1.5 million more in costs.
Under the initiative, sex workers in NYC and the Buffalo area will
continue to receive primary, sexual, behavioral, and dental care.
The Hochul administration has quietly extended a pilot program providing
free health care for sex workers – with the price tag for taxpayers now expected to soar to nearly $2.5 million.
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The Hochul administration has quietly extended a pilot program providing
free health care for sex workers – with the price tag for taxpayers now expected to soar to nearly $2.5 million.
Andrew Schwartz / SplashNews.com
Critics bashed the hooker healthcare program — which was launched without state Legislature approval – for encouraging prostitution.
They also ripped the politics behind the move, accusing Hochul of
extending the pilot to satisfy Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other far-left
Dems who want to decriminalize prostitution.
“The lengths by which New York Democrats will cater to the far left has
no greater example then Gov. Hochul funding healthcare for hookers to the
tune of millions while actual frontline healthcare workers . . . live on
food stamps,” said state Assemblyman Michael Novakhov (R-Brooklyn),
referring to a repeated gripe by EMTs that they are so poorly paid that
many seek government assistance.
“Instead of playing pimp, Kathy ‘Ho-Ho’ Hochul and Mayor ‘Madam’ Mamdani should consider making sure the heroes who answer 911 calls and save
lives every day can afford their rent and groceries,” said Novakhov.
Women on Roosevelt Avenue in Queens, New York.
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Under the initiative, sex workers in NYC, Buffalo and other parts of
western New York will continue to receive primary, sexual, behavioral,
and dental health care.
For the New York Post
State Assemblyman Sam Pirozzolo (R-Staten Island) agreed, claiming Hochul
is “absolutely catering” to Mamdani and state Democratic Socialists of
America pols peddling legislation to decriminalize sex work.
“She is a target and trying to keep them at bay [during her re-election
bid] with other people’s money,” Pirozzolo said.
“The governor likes to say, ‘New York is open for business.’ We are open
for business . . . but it’s the business of selling needles and
marijuana, . . . prostitution and other business that is bad business for
New York.”
Hookers seeking to deal with hazards of the trade by having abortions or taking pills for sexually transmitted diseases and birth control can
easily get free assistance through health clinics for these services and
don’t need a health care plan, he added.
A woman with her back to the camera, wearing a halter top and short
skirt, is seen next to a white car with an open door.
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Critics bashed the taxpayer-funded program – which was launched in 2023 without state Legislature approval – saying it encourages prostitution
and other types of sex work.
For New York Post
As part of the pilot program, Callen-Lorde and EHS Inc./Evergreen Health
will continue to receive yearly payments of $250,000 to provide sex
workers access to medical care via the Health Department’s AIDS
Institute.
The original deal expired last year, but the Health Department put out a
legal notice in September saying “additional time is needed to evaluate
the program.”
The vendors received the extra work without competitive bidding because
it “was not feasible in this instance,” the notice said.
Callen-Lorde – who calls itself a “global leader in LGBTQ+ healthcare” — endorses the decriminalization of sex work, according to its website.
The Health Department defended the extension, insisting in a statement
that “all New Yorkers deserve access to quality, barrier-free health
care,” and that” the only thing driving the department’s decisions are
what is best for public health and safety of New Yorkers."
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