Shumita Basu

Meanwhile, for Adams, this case and the suggested quid pro quo behind dropping it led to the resignations of four top deputies in his administration this week. There have been numerous calls for Adams to resign, which he has so far refused to do, and calls for Governor Kathy Hochul to remove him from office.

Katie Honan is a senior reporter for The City, an online news site covering New York. She told us Governor Hochul says she's considering it. The other possible way to remove him from office would involve an obscure body assembled by the city council.

Katie Honan is a senior reporter for The City, an online news site covering New York. She told us Governor Hochul says she's considering it. The other possible way to remove him from office would involve an obscure body assembled by the city council.

Katie Honan is a senior reporter for The City, an online news site covering New York. She told us Governor Hochul says she's considering it. The other possible way to remove him from office would involve an obscure body assembled by the city council.

Those five people are the city council speaker, the city comptroller, one deputy mayor, the city's top lawyer and the borough president who served in their position the longest. Honan told us this is all unprecedented.

Those five people are the city council speaker, the city comptroller, one deputy mayor, the city's top lawyer and the borough president who served in their position the longest. Honan told us this is all unprecedented.

Those five people are the city council speaker, the city comptroller, one deputy mayor, the city's top lawyer and the borough president who served in their position the longest. Honan told us this is all unprecedented.

We asked Honan, why is Adams so adamant about holding onto an office amidst serious allegations of corruption, low public approval, high-profile resignations, and the prospect of being removed from office? She says the reason is a pretty simple equation.

We asked Honan, why is Adams so adamant about holding onto an office amidst serious allegations of corruption, low public approval, high-profile resignations, and the prospect of being removed from office? She says the reason is a pretty simple equation.

We asked Honan, why is Adams so adamant about holding onto an office amidst serious allegations of corruption, low public approval, high-profile resignations, and the prospect of being removed from office? She says the reason is a pretty simple equation.

The timing of all this matters as well. New York holds a mayoral primary in June, with the general election in November. Adams, a Democrat, has floated the idea of maybe running as a Republican. Should he survive this and run for re-election, Honan says, she wouldn't count him out just yet.

The timing of all this matters as well. New York holds a mayoral primary in June, with the general election in November. Adams, a Democrat, has floated the idea of maybe running as a Republican. Should he survive this and run for re-election, Honan says, she wouldn't count him out just yet.

The timing of all this matters as well. New York holds a mayoral primary in June, with the general election in November. Adams, a Democrat, has floated the idea of maybe running as a Republican. Should he survive this and run for re-election, Honan says, she wouldn't count him out just yet.

Health insurance companies process more than 5 billion claims a year. Roughly 17% of those claims are denied. That's 850 million every year. But research shows the people who do appeal, which is less than 1% of patients, largely get those claims approved.

Health insurance companies process more than 5 billion claims a year. Roughly 17% of those claims are denied. That's 850 million every year. But research shows the people who do appeal, which is less than 1% of patients, largely get those claims approved.

Health insurance companies process more than 5 billion claims a year. Roughly 17% of those claims are denied. That's 850 million every year. But research shows the people who do appeal, which is less than 1% of patients, largely get those claims approved.

Julie Wurnau covers health for The Wall Street Journal. And she told us why, despite this success rate, many people don't file an appeal when their claim is denied. She says some feel like there's no point. Others are daunted by the paperwork. Some are too trusting that insurance companies were right to deny their claim. And many people are simply overwhelmed by the medical issues they're facing.

Julie Wurnau covers health for The Wall Street Journal. And she told us why, despite this success rate, many people don't file an appeal when their claim is denied. She says some feel like there's no point. Others are daunted by the paperwork. Some are too trusting that insurance companies were right to deny their claim. And many people are simply overwhelmed by the medical issues they're facing.

Julie Wurnau covers health for The Wall Street Journal. And she told us why, despite this success rate, many people don't file an appeal when their claim is denied. She says some feel like there's no point. Others are daunted by the paperwork. Some are too trusting that insurance companies were right to deny their claim. And many people are simply overwhelmed by the medical issues they're facing.

She told us about one family's journey through the claims system. Emily Beck contracted COVID-19 and viral pneumonia when she was in kindergarten in 2021.