Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson

31/10/2026

🎃 Have fun & be safe out there 🎃

30/10/2026

29/10/2026

Healthcare corporations are building medical monopolies across the state, squeezing out local providers, driving up costs, and reducing options for patients and staff.

Here in the Hudson Valley, insurance giant UnitedHealth Group is swallowing up healthcare providers through its subsidiary Optum. It's a national problem, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀.

That's why I held a press conference with Senator Michelle Hinchey last week, to announce three bills I've written (sponsored in the Senate by Sens. Hinchey and Gounardes) to go after healthcare corporations that rig the market in their favor:

✔️ 𝗔.𝟵𝟮𝟮𝟱 prohibits health insurance companies from owning a healthcare provider or vice versa
✔️ 𝗔.𝟵𝟭𝟴𝟰 prohibits overlapping ownership between insurance companies, pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs), and pharmacies
✔️ 𝗔.𝟵𝟬𝟵𝟵 prohibits an insurance company from paying a provider it owns more than the lowest amount it pays to any other provider for comparable services

Healthcare is a necessity, and all the market power for our healthcare shouldn’t be in the hands of a few corporations. It’s time to take it back.

Thank you to the elected officials, union members, healthcare workers, and advocates who showed up to stand with us and demand an end to medical monopolies in New York.

Read more in the Mid Hudson News: midhudsonnews.com/2026/10/29/hudson-valley-lawmakers-target-healthcare-monopolies-optum

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, New York State Nurses Association, SEIU Local 200United, Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation, American Pharmacies, North East Regional Urgent Care Association, Emergency One, Communications Workers of America, Indivisible Guide, Dutchess County Legislature, Citizen Action of New York

27/10/2026

I was honored to speak at the recent launch of Regional Food Bank Hudson Valley's annual Thanksgiving campaign to bring nutritious food and community kindness to local families.

And while it's important to celebrate the work of the food bank and its supporters during Thanksgiving week, it's more important to be grateful for the tireless work they do during the other 51 weeks of the year.

Federal cuts in food stamps are forcing more people to turn to food pantries for help. Nobody should go hungry.

Thank you for your incredible efforts to make sure no one goes without this holiday.

If you need help 👉🏼 regionalfoodbank.net/find-nearest-agency

If you want to help 👉🏼 regionalfoodbank.net/donation-opportunities OR regionalfoodbank.net/volunteer-page

27/10/2026

Thank you to the staff and students of Astor Services' Beacon Head Start program for inviting me into your classrooms!

I met with teachers, teaching assistants and administrators, and learned how they prepare young students of all abilities for elementary school and beyond.

Early childhood education is critical to student success, and I appreciate everything you're doing for our youngest constituents.

Pictured here with Kim Tsoubris, Assistant Executive Director of Early Childhood Programs for Astor Bronx/Hudson Valley, and Center Director Jazmin Sweat.

23/10/2026

Great energy (and props) at last weekend's rally in Newburgh!

We've got a democracy worth preserving, and peaceful protest is one way to do it 🙌

Another is to VOTE! Don't forget Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd.

21/10/2026

Congratulations to Steve Jennison, Ulster County's Veteran of the Month! Mr. Jennison was recognized for his service in the Air Force at the recent Viebey-Sutton Post 124 American Legion Veterans Honor Lunch.

20/10/2026

The engine of a local economy depends on small businesses being able to make a living, workers being paid, and consumers being able to afford things like a meal in a restaurant.

Sysco Corporation's proposed $29-billion acquisition of Restaurant Depot threatens to break that engine.

Restaurant Depot runs more than 160 warehouses, including one in my district, offering a lower cost cash-and-carry option for small restaurants and food-service operators in the area.

In this uncertain economy, local businesses are already dealing with intensifying inflation and arbitrary tariffs. This acquisition would allow a large corporation to set prices free of local competition, driving up costs for already cash-strapped small businesses and their customers.

That's why I've urged New York State Attorney General Letitia James to investigate this acquisition, and to join with other state attorneys general to fight it.

Read more in the Mid Hudson News: midhudsonnews.com/2026/10/15/jacobson-urges-state-attorney-general-to-investigate-syscos-acquisition-of-restaurant-depot