Do You Speak Health Insurance? It’s Not Easy New York Now Solicit opinions about health insurance and you’re almost guaranteed to find consensus: It’s mystifying and irritating. Read the full […]
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Report: Board of Elections Enforcement Counsel Looks to County Legislator
The Times Union reports that the state Board of Elections Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman has filed a complaint against the Friends for Norma Gonzalez, a political committee that supports the […]
Health Headlines for Monday, December 28
Medical and Health News That Stuck With Us in 2015 New York Times As the year ends, the Science desk at The New York Times asked its reporters to choose […]
What You Need to Know About Complying with Executive Order 38
Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order 38 (EO 38) imposes limits on executive compensation and administrative expenses for entities (known as “covered providers”) that receive a substantial amount of state funding, either […]
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Coverage of Albany and New York State government – December 18, 2015 What’s Inside Governor Vetoes FOIL Bills, Issues Executive Order Pay Commission Recommends State Judge Have Parity with Federal […]
Health Headlines for Wednesday, December 23
Patients Fear Spike in Price of Old Drugs New York Times Fred Kellerman, a retired car salesman from Los Angeles, was bedridden with a rare neuromuscular disease when he started […]
Health Headlines for Tuesday, December 22
Healthcare costs a top concern for Republican and Democratic voters Reuters Americans want to know what the next U.S. president will do to lower their rising healthcare costs, a priority […]
Health Headlines for Monday, December 21
Senate passes antitrust bill despite A.G.’s concern Capital New York The State Senate on Monday unanimously passed a bill that provides antitrust exemptions to Erie County Medical Center, over the […]
Health Headlines for Friday, December 18
Obamacare Is Closing Insurance’s Race Gap Bloomberg View Whatever Obamacare’s shortcomings, a new paper shows one place where the law has been a clear success: narrowing the race gap in […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, December 17
In Likely Spending Plan, Congress Readies Blows to Obama’s Health Care Law New York Times In a big package of tax and spending legislation that Congress is likely to approve […]