Physicians have responsibility to patients to talk about the cost of care, prescriptions USA Today Going to the doctor in the United States is like dining at a restaurant where […]
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Health Headlines for Monday, December 3
Employers Change Tactics to Curb Health-Insurance Costs Wall Street Journal Company leaders are grappling with how to deal with the rising cost of health insurance in ways that get beyond […]
Education & Human Services News December 3, 2018
Health Headlines for Friday, November 30
Is Trump Pushing Health Insurance Innovation Or An ACA Rollback? Kaiser Health News On his first day in office, as part of his mission to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, […]
Lawsuit Challenges JCOPE’s New Lobbying Regulations
Those of who regularly deal with lobbying compliance and related issues have been following JCOPE’s efforts to develop and adopt its Comprehensive Lobbying Regulations (19 NYCRR Part 943) very closely, […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, November 29
U.S. Life Expectancy Falls Further Wall Street Journal Life expectancy for Americans fell again last year, despite growing recognition of the problems driving the decline and federal and local funds […]
Health Headlines for Wednesday, November 28
Telemedicine surging in US but still uncommon Reuters Although telemedicine visits have increased sharply in the U.S. in recent years, the vast majority of American adults still receive care from […]
Plugged In @ Hinman Straub – November 27, 2018
What’s Inside Governor Pushes Back Against Critics, Defends Incentives for Amazon Statewide Public Transportation Coalition Launches Attorney General-Elect James Announces Senior Staff Appointments Mayors Announce 2019 Legislative Priorities Profiles of […]
Health Headlines for Tuesday, November 27
Trump Moves to Lower Medicare Drug Costs by Relaxing Some Patient Protections New York Times The Trump administration proposed on Monday to cut costs for Medicare by reducing the number […]
Health Headlines for Monday, November 26
NY regulators approve $69B CVS-Aetna merger Albany Times Union New York’s Department of Financial Services announced Monday that it has approved CVS Health’s application to acquire Aetna. Read more Hospitals […]