George Dixon remembers when the apartment tower down the block was full.But its been vacant for years an eyesore on Hough Avenue near East 93rd Street, just a few steps away from the Dixon familys corner store.It kind of left a hole in the community, he said Wednesday.Now, someone is filling that void. A real

Medicaid is developing a bad case of mission creep. The long-standing purpose of the joint federal-state program is to provide health coverage for low-income and disabled Americans. Now, however, Medicaid is funding a slew of additional benefits — from meal deliveries to rent — on the pretext that they “influence health status” for the better. And next on that