G.O.P. Senators Vow to Unveil Health Bill Thursday, Despite Deep Divisions New York Times Senate Republican leaders, facing their restive colleagues after the Fourth of July recess, vowed on Tuesday […]
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Health Headlines for Tuesday, July 11
Feds tout data on declining number of Obamacare insurers, as finger pointing continues USA Today Federal officials announced Monday that 38% fewer insurers applied to sell on the federal Affordable […]
Health Headlines for Monday, July 10
Trump’s healthcare push faces trouble as Congress returns Reuters President Donald Trump’s effort to roll back Obamacare faced growing obstacles on Monday as Republicans who control the U.S. Senate remained […]
Brennan Center Files Appeal in LLC Loophole Case
Last week, the Brennan Center for Justice announced that it has filed an appeal of the February 2017 State Supreme Court decision dismissing its lawsuit seeking to overturn the state […]
Health Headlines for Friday, July 7
Why Single-Payer Health Care Saves Money New York Times Lingering uncertainty about the fate of the Affordable Care Act has spurred the California legislature to consider adoption of a statewide […]
Plugged In @ Hinman Straub – July 5, 2017
Coverage of Albany and New York State government State Lawmakers Reach Agreement on Outstanding Issues Governor Declares ‘State of Emergency’ for MTA Governor Calls on State Congressional Delegation to Stop […]
Health Headlines for Wednesday, July 5
Cuomo executive order targets insurers looking to leave market Watertown Daily Times With the avowed goal of mitigating the damage of market uncertainty, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has issued an […]
Health Headlines for Monday, July 3
$45 Billion to Fight Opioid Abuse? That’s Much Too Little, Experts Say New York Times The Senate leadership’s efforts to salvage the Republican health care bill have focused in part […]
Health Headlines for Friday, June 30
Opioid addiction rates continue to skyrocket CNN A new study finds that the number of Americans being diagnosed with opioid addiction continues to skyrocket, but still very few receive any […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, June 29
In McConnell’s Own State, Fear and Confusion Over Health Care Bill New York Times Dewey Gorman, a 59-year-old banker who has struggled with opioid addiction, had just gotten out of […]