After Obamacare: What Are New York’s Options If The Affordable Care Act Is Repealed? City & State New York When President Barack Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act […]
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Health Headlines for Thursday, March 2
More Than 80 Percent of Patient Groups Accept Drug Industry Funds, Study Shows New York Times The nation’s largest patient advocacy groups are on the front lines of some of […]
Health Headlines for Wednesday, March 1
Obamacare plans’ drug spending rose faster than other plans in 2016: Express Scripts Reuters Spending on prescription drugs for health plans created under the Affordable Care Act increased last year […]
Plugged In @ Hinman Straub – March 1, 2017
Coverage of Albany and New York State government Governor Vows to Defend Affordable Care Act Governor Touts Growth of Solar Power in State Governor Announces Proposed Regulations to Governor State’s […]
Health Headlines for Tuesday, February 28
Trump Concedes Health Law Overhaul Is ‘Unbelievably Complex’ New York Times President Trump, meeting with the nation’s governors, conceded Monday that he had not been aware of the complexities of […]
Health Headlines for Monday, February 27
Health care, Supreme Court on agenda as Congress returns Associated Press/The Big Story Congress returns to Washington this week to confront dramatic decisions on health care and the Supreme Court […]
JCOPE to Meet On Tuesday, February 28
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) holds its next meeting at 10:30 on Tuesday, Feb. 28th. Agenda items for the meeting include: a staff update on the Governor’s 2017-18 […]
Health Headlines for Friday, February 24
Deadly U.S. heroin overdoses quadrupled in five years: study Reuters The number of deadly heroin overdoses in the United States more than quadrupled from 2010 to 2015, a federal agency […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, February 23
Bad Hospital Design Is Making Us Sicker New York Times As a medical resident working 30-hour shifts, I quickly came to cherish those rare moments when I could duck out […]
Health Headlines for Wednesday, February 22
New patient group focuses on drug prices amid bipartisan concern USA Today A new patient advocacy group launches Wednesday that distinguishes itself by focusing only on drug prices and eschewing […]