With borders irrelevant, New York hospitals seek out-of-state partners Politico NY If you stand on a rooftop in Plattsburgh, you can see Vermont across Lake Champlain. So, for Stephens Mundy, […]
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Health Headlines for Thursday, July 21
Aetna Ready to Fight for $37 Billion Humana Deal in Court Bloomberg Aetna Inc. is ready to go to court if necessary to proceed with its $37 billion takeover of […]
Health Headlines for Wednesday, July 20
Justice Dept. Will Seek to Block 2 Health Insurance Mergers New York Times The Justice Department is preparing lawsuits to block two giant health insurance deals, according to a person […]
Health Headlines for Tuesday, July 19
Starbucks Widens Workers’ Health-Insurance Options Wall Street Journal Starbucks Corp. on Monday became one of the most high-profile employers to switch its employees to a private health insurance exchange. Read […]
Health Headlines for Monday, July 18
Insurers, Pushing for Higher Rates, Challenge Key Component of Health Law New York Times For several years, the Obama administration has urged state insurance regulators to use tools provided by […]
Health Headlines for Friday, July 15
More happy news: We’re tops in health insurance costs Albany Times Union/Blog We all know that New York tops the nation in property taxes. Now comes news that we pay […]
U.S. Department of Labor Makes Changes to Salary Threshold for Overtime Exemption
In May, after approximately two years of work, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its Final Rule to implement revisions to the regulations that establish overtime exemptions under the […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, July 14
National Health Spending to Surpass $10,000 a Person in 2016 New York Times National health spending will average more than $10,000 a person this year for the first time, the […]
Plugged In @ Hinman Straub — July 8, 2016
Coverage of Albany and New York State government – July 8, 2016 State Releases Long-Awaited START-UP NY Report Governor Announces Emergency Child Care Program Regulations Comptroller’s Audit Critical of State’s […]
Gaming Commission Proposes Rules Requiring Lobbyist Registration
In the July 13 edition of the New York State Register, the state Gaming Commission is proposing a new rule (9 NYCRR Part 5309), to be adopted pursuant to Racing, […]