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 […]
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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 […]
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Coverage of Albany and New York State government – December 11, 2015 What’s Inside Regional Economic Development, Upstate Revitalization Awards Announced Governor’s Common Core Task Force Releases Report Former Senate […]
Health Headlines for Wednesday, December 16
Health Insurance Enrollment Deadline Is Extended to Thursday New York Times Hours away from a deadline, the government announced on Tuesday that it was extending an enrollment period for full-year […]
JCOPE Seeks Comments on Social Media and Lobbying
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) is seeking informal comments concerning the applicability of the Lobbying Act to social media activities. Citing the increasing use of social media tools […]
US Attorney Says More Needs to Be Done to End Corruption in Albany
After winning the convictions the former Assembly Speaker and the former Senate Majority Leader, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara was interviewed on New York […]
Reports: Governor to Push for Ethics, Campaign Finance Reform in 2016
After an event in Manhattan yesterday, Gov. Cuomo provided a preview of his 2016 agenda ethics and campaign finance agenda. The Times Union and the Daily News report that Gov. […]
Health Headlines for Monday, December 14
New York Medicaid spending soars on Hep C drugs Politico New York New York State’s Medicaid program spent nearly $185 million on hepatitis C drugs during the second quarter of […]