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Health Headlines for Tuesday, May 1
Study: Palliative Care Reduces Hospital Stay, Cost of Sickest Patients US News The largest meta-analysis conducted on palliative care found adding the care to a patient’s treatment plan reduces hospital […]
Health Headlines for Monday, April 30
Seeing results: Implementing DSRIP program has benefited north country Watertown Daily Times More than halfway through their timeline, those carrying out the goals of the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment […]
Health Headlines for Friday, April 27
20 States Seek to Block Obama’s Health Care Law US News Likely to change more lives than any other emerging sector Read more The fine print of those short-term health […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, April 26
New Medicaid director embraces dual role Politico (subscription required) When Donna Frescatore took over as the state’s new Medicaid director earlier this month, she certainly didn’t need to introduce herself […]
Health Headlines for Wednesday, April 25
Hospitals To Be Required To Post Prices Online As Part Of CMS Push To Increase Transparency Kaiser Health News The price lists may still be confusing to consumers, though, because […]
JCOPE Gives Final Approval to Lobbying Regulations
At its meeting earlier today, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) approved new regulations that will govern New York’s lobbying industry. This process started almost a year –and-a-half ago […]
Health Headlines for Tuesday, April 24
Legislative hearing on aid-in-dying bill attracts big crowds AP News Hundreds of people on both sides of the debate over physician-assisted suicide traveled to Albany on Monday for a hearing […]
Plugged In @ Hinman Straub – April 24, 2018
Coverage of Albany and New York State government Working Families Party Leaders Endorses Nixon For Governor Governor Signs Executive Order Restoring Voting Rights to Paroled Felons State Senate Democrats Reunify […]
JCOPE to Meet Tuesday, April 24 @ 10:30
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE), the state’s ethics and lobbying regulator, holds its next meeting tomorrow at 10:30 am. The meeting agenda is here; the meeting will be […]