The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) announced today that it has appointed Seth Agata to serve as its Executive Director after a lengthy search. From JCOPE’s press release: Mr. […]
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Health Headlines for Tuesday, March 22
More medical marijuana companies, broader access, information about doctors, among proposed tweaks Albany Business Review The slow progress is because the law enacted by the legislature and the regulations implemented […]
JCOPE to Meet — Tuesday, March 22nd
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 […]
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 […]