The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has formally adopted the comprehensive lobbying regulations that it first proposed in (August 2016?). JCOPE’s notice of adoption was published in the May […]
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Health Headlines for Thursday, May 10
Uninsured Rate Rises in 17 States in 2017 Gallup The uninsured rate rose by statistically significant margins in 17 states in 2017, the first time since the full implementation of […]
Plugged Into Health @ Hinman Straub – May 7, 2018
2017 Essential Plan (EP) Annual Report Last week, the Department of Health posted the 2017 Annual Report of New York’s Essential Plan. The report briefly summarizes a number of important […]
Education & Human Services News April 30, 2018
Health Headlines for Wednesday, May 9
New York Moves to Improve Commonwealth Fund If the Scorecard gave out awards, New York would walk home with the trophy for “Most Improved.”p> Read more KHN Morning Briefing Kaiser […]
Plugged In @ Hinman Straub – May 9, 2018
Coverage of Albany and New York State government Attorney General Schneiderman Resigns After Assault Allegations Governor Proposes Legislation to Prohibit Offshore Drilling Infrastructure in New York Waters Governor Announces ‘Raise […]
Health Headlines for Monday, May 7
Trump Says He Got Rid of Obamacare. The I.R.S. Doesn’t Agree. New York Times At a rally in Michigan a little over a week ago, President Trump assured his supporters […]
Health Headlines for Friday, May 4
More Americans are going without health insurance Money Watch Earlier this week the Commonwealth Fund released its annual Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey, and the news isn’t good for consumers […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, May 3
On Anniversary of House Obamacare Repeal, Democrats Look to Extract a Price New York Times A year ago Friday, Representative Claudia Tenney of New York stood among dozens of enthusiastic […]
Health Headlines for Wednesday, May 2
POLL: 62% of NYers don’t finish prescribed opioids WBFO 88.7 The latest Siena College poll on opioids says 24 percent of New Yorkers were prescribed opioids in the last two […]