The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE), the state’s ethics and lobbying regulator, holds its next meeting tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. The meeting agenda is here. Unfortunately, it does not […]
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Health Headlines for Friday, March 18
Zucker issues exemptions to e-prescribing mandate Capital New York State health commissioner Howard Zucker issued a blanket waiver for the state’s new e-prescribing law, allaying some concerns that the software […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, March 17
Cuomo scoffs at Health Republic bailout Democrat and Chronicle Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered little sympathy to health insurers and hospitals looking for a bailout after the demise of Health Republic […]
Court Rejects Effort to Close ‘LLC Loophole’
A state judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the way that the state Board of Elections (SBOE) treats limited liability companies (LLCs). Under a 1996 opinion, the SBOE determined that […]
Plugged In @ Hinman Straub — March 11, 2016
Coverage of Albany and New York State government – March 11, 2016 What’s Inside State Budget Update State Comptroller Reports on Wall Street, Small Businesses Legislature Elects New Regents Governor […]
Health Headlines for Tuesday, March 15
The End of Prescriptions as We Know Them in New York New York Times One morning this month, Silvia Cota, a nurse supervisor in the emergency room at Lenox Hill […]
Assembly Introduces Ethics, Campaign Finance and Lobbying Reform Bill
Last Friday, Assembly Speaker Heastie introduced A.9535, a measure that addresses lawmakers’ outside income, among other things. (Read the Speaker’s press release here.) The bill would limit the “outside income” […]
Health Headlines for Friday, March 11
Republican report says HHS ignored warning signs of co-op plan failures Modern Healthcare A report from Republican staff of a Senate investigations subcommittee says HHS did not act on clear […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, March 10
Groups Scrutinize White House Plan to Cut Drug Costs in Medicare New York Times The Obama administration touched off a tempest on Wednesday with its plan to test new ways […]
Health Headlines for Wednesday, March 9
Doctors should screen for poverty during child-wellness visits, American Academy of Pediatrics recommends Washington Post Pediatricians just declared war on child poverty. Read the full article U.S. Prescription Drug Spending […]