MS Awarded 10-Year Extension of 1115 State Medicaid Waiver HealthPayer Intelligence Mississippi will receive a ten-year extension for its 1115 CMS waiver to increase the number of people who qualify […]
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Plugged In @ Hinman Straub – December 27, 2017
Coverage of Albany and New York State government Governor Announces 2018 State of the State Proposals Comptroller: State Not Adequately Enforcing Bottle Law Business Advocacy Groups Call for Prevailing Wage […]
Health Headlines for Tuesday, December 26
New law mandates four year degree for RNs WXXI News New York has become the first state to require registered nurses to have a bachelor’s degree. Read more How will […]
Governor to Propose ‘Democracy Agenda’ for 2018
Yesterday, Gov. Cuomo announced that he will propose his ‘Democracy Agenda’ in 2018. The Governor said that his proposal will include greater transparency for online political advertisements by treating political […]
Plugged In @ Hinman Straub – December 20, 2017
Coverage of Albany and New York State government Seventh Round of REDC Awards Announced Governor Announces 2018 State of the State Proposals Governor Signs Bill Requiring Attorney’s Fees in Successful […]
JCOPE to Meet on December 19
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE), the state’s ethics and lobbying regulator, holds its next meeting on Tuesday, December 19 in Albany. The meeting agenda indicates that the Commissioners […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, December 14
Health Department says the flu is running rampant in New York New York Post The state Health Department says influenza is now prevalent in New York state, which means health […]
Health Headlines for Wednesday, December 13
Bipartisan group of governors calls for swift CHIP reauthorization The Hill A bipartisan group of governors is urging Congress to act quickly to reauthorize funding for the Children’s Health Insurance […]
Health Headlines for Monday, December 11
Hospital operators in merger talks to form U.S. industry leader: WSJ Reuters Ascension Health and Providence St. Joseph Health are in talks about a merger between the two Catholic non-profits […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, December 7
U.S. healthcare spending growth slowed in 2016 Reuters Growth in healthcare spending in the United States slowed in 2016 following two years of expansion under the Affordable Care Act, a […]