State’s opioid-prescribing policies earn ‘B’ from group Albany Times Union As the nation grapples with an epidemic of prescription opioid abuse, states are clamping down on their policies for prescribing […]
Archive Author: Hinman Straub
Health Headlines for Monday, July 11
Organ Transplants Have Come a Long Way but Hurdles Remain New York Times Brenda Hudson recalls weeks spent in a glass-enclosed isolation room after her first kidney transplant, her family […]
Health Headlines for Friday, July 8
What costliest drugs cost commercial insurance plans in 2014 AP A new study from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill examining usage of and spending for specialty prescription drugs by […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, July 7
Apple wants to make it easier for you to become an organ donor USA Today Apple says iOS 10 will let users register to be an organ, eye and tissue […]
NYC CFB Won’t Count Non-Profit Spending Against Mayor in 2017 Election
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYC CFB) announced yesterday that Mayor Bill de Blasio did not violate the city’s campaign finance laws when he solicited large donations through […]
Plugged In @ Hinman Straub – July 1, 2016
Coverage of Albany and New York State government – July 1, 2016 Governor Signs Breast Cancer Screening Measure into Law Governor Announces Funding for New Recovery Community and Outreach Centers […]
Health Headlines for Tuesday, July 5
New Weight-Loss Tactics for the Moderately Obese Wall Street Journal The Food and Drug Administration has recently approved a host of new weight-loss interventions that make millions more people eligible […]
JCOPE Seeking a Training Manager
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) is looking to hire a Manager of Training. According to the job posting, the Manager of Training will develop and administer “a statewide […]
Health Headlines for Friday, July 1
N.Y.’s preposterous single-payer fantasy: Doing the math on Richard Gottfried’s health-care overhaul New York Daily News Proponents of a single-payer health plan for New York pitch it as a cure-all […]
JCOPE Extends Amnesty Program for Three Months
At its meeting earlier this week, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) voted to extends its amnesty program for lobbyists who are not registered for an additional three months, […]