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Jewish News 24 · Oct 19, 2026

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday the launch of a $3 million outreach initiative to help residents maintain Medicaid coverage and access food assistance and other benefits as federal eligibility changes threaten to leave hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers uninsured. The Health and Affordability Resource Team, known as HART, will deploy trained community health workers to help residents navigate changes to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, according to a city announcement.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday the launch of a $3 million outreach initiative to help residents maintain Medicaid coverage and access food assistance and other benefits as federal eligibility changes threaten to leave hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers uninsured. The Health and Affordability Resource Team, known as HART, will deploy trained community health workers to help residents navigate changes to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, according to a city announcement.

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