<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/newyork/2026/10/29/new-york-city-public-health-hospitals-medicaid-cuts/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-29T21:06:51.899Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Healthbeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-29T21:06:51.899Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[NYC public hospitals brace for coverage crisis as federal Medicaid work requirements loom]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.healthbeat.org/resizer/v2/75W7NHTXIJBFJBII6POMGUMMFM.jpg?auth=2b609a68dbc6ec405840aeeaa0b473ce35c71d392bd5fb20e3d192196c305e17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3859&amp;height=2717</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mercedes Narcisse (center), chair of the New York City Council's hospital committee, leads an oversight meeting on Oct. 28 about preparations for NYC Care, a public hospital program that provides low-cost and no-cost services for New Yorkers who don't have health insurance. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>