On Friday, the Senate delivered S.8160/A.10742 to Governor Cuomo, presumably for his signature as the bill originated with the Governor. The bill prohibits coordination between independent expenditure groups (‘SuperPACs’) and […]
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Health Headlines for Monday, August 15
Hacks Can Ease the Trials of Aging New York Times/Blog When Barbara Beskind, 92, had trouble reaching foods in the back of her refrigerator, she installed a lazy susan on […]
Health Headlines for Friday, August 12
Expect your health insurance costs to rise in 2017 CNBC You’ll pay a little more for your workplace health insurance plan next year. Read the full article How NY Measures […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, August 11
New York to go ahead with all-payer claims database, despite Supreme Court ruling Politico Despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision that stymied state efforts to track health care costs and […]
Plugged In @ Hinman Straub – August 5, 2016
Coverage of Albany and New York State government – August 5, 2016 PSC Approves Clean Energy Standard State Restricts Sex Offenders from Playing Pokémon GO Governor Signs Legislation Legalizing Daily […]
JCOPE Approves Emergency Source of Funding Regulations
At its meeting earlier today, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) unanimously approved emergency amended source of funding regulations. The revised regulations conform JCOPE’s regulations to the Lobbying Act […]
Health Headlines for Tuesday, August 9
Future of drug pricing: paying for benefits not per pill Reuters Global pressure on health spending is forcing the $1 trillion-a-year pharmaceutical industry to look for new ways to price […]
Health Headlines for Monday, August 8
State approves largest insurance rate increase since start of Obamacare Politico The Cuomo administration on Friday announced that health insurance rates on the individual market would increase by a weighted […]
JCOPE to Meet — Tuesday, August 9th
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) will be holding its next meeting on Tuesday, August 9th at 10:30 am. The meeting agenda is here. In terms of substantive matters, […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, August 4
Eight Possible Fates for the Obamacare Exchanges Bloomberg A lot’s been happening in the health-care markets. California announced that premiums would rise by an average of 13.2 percent on its […]