Azar faces Senate Finance on drug prices Politico The HHS secretary will go before the Senate Finance Committee to talk about the administration’s effort to lower drug prices, although other […]
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Plugged In @ Hinman Straub – June 26, 2018
What’s Inside 2018 Legislative Session Over, But Lawmakers Could Return to Albany Governor Challenges Trump Administration on Border, Immigration Policies Health Commissioner: DOH Report Will Recommend Legalizing Marijuana in New […]
Health Headlines for Tuesday, June 26
Defying predictions, ObamaCare insurers see boom times ahead The Hill Health insurers are finding success in ObamaCare this year and are planning to expand their offerings in many states, defying […]
Health Headlines for Friday, June 22
Head of new U.S. corporate health plan cites surgery as biggest cost Reuters Dr. Atul Gawande, a surgeon who was named this week to head the company being formed by […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, June 21
More Than 17 Cents of Each State Revenue Dollar Goes to Medicaid PEW A post-recession spike in the portion of states’ own money spent on Medicaid health care coverage for […]
Health Headlines for Wednesday, June 20
Trump officials roll out new rule for small business health insurance plans CNN The Trump administration took the final step Tuesday in its plan aimed at making health insurance policies […]
Plugged In @ Hinman Straub – June 19, 2018
What’s Inside End of 2018 Legislative Session Looms Governor Pushes ‘Red Flag’ Gun Control Legislation Assembly Approves Single-Payer Health Care Bill State Attorney General Sues Trump Foundation Governor Announces Pedestrian […]
Nixon Releases Ethics and Campaign Finance Reform Proposals
Cynthia Nixon, who is challenging Gov. Cuomo in the Democratic primary, released her ethics and campaign finance reform proposal in yesterday. Nixon took a page from then-Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s […]
Plugged Into Health @ Hinman Straub – June 18, 2018
Legislative Update: End of Session The Legislature is scheduled to wrap up the 2018 legislative session this week. The Legislature will be in session on Monday, June 18 through Wednesday, […]
Health Headlines for Monday, June 18
Soaring costs, loss of benefits top Americans’ healthcare worries: Reuters/Ipsos poll Reuters For over a year now, Americans have listed healthcare as the most important problem facing the country, according […]