News & Updates

How Trump’s Funding Cuts Threaten ‘Basic Health Program’ Plans NPR Comprehensive health care coverage for more than 800,000 low-income people in New York and Minnesota, who pay a fraction of […]

Cuomo’s windfall tax will sicken the insured Lockport Journal There are 19.75 million people in New York. Read more New York sees another year of record-setting health insurance coverage Watertown […]

U.S. government proposes 1.84 percent hike in 2019 payments to Medicare insurers Reuters The U.S. government on Thursday proposed an increase of 1.84 percent on average in its 2019 payments […]

Employer Health Insurance: Often-Hated, Sometimes Pioneering, and Now on Amazon’s Radar New York Times In the United States, most working-age people get their health insurance through work. Read more Hospitals […]

Rising health-care costs a ‘huge threat’ to US economy: Cleveland Clinic’s Toby Cosgrove CNBC The new Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and J.P. Morgan Chase partnership is a great opportunity to bring […]

Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan Link Up to Form New Health-Care Company Bloomberg Three corporate giants are teaming up to combat what billionaire Warren Buffett calls a “hungry tapeworm” feasting on the […]

Health insurance sign-ups close Wednesday Watertown Daily Times For those not covered, Wednesday will be the last day for New Yorkers to sign up for health insurance through the State […]

New York declares flu ‘disaster,’ expands access to vaccine for kids Democrat & Chronicle Pharmacists across New York will be able to administer vaccines to children and teens after Gov. […]

Senate Confirms Trump Nominee Alex Azar as Health Secretary New York Times The Senate confirmed Alex M. Azar II on Wednesday to be secretary of health and human services, clearing […]

U.S. lets more healthcare workers prescribe opioid addiction treatment Reuters The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said on Tuesday it had changed a regulation to allow more healthcare professionals to prescribe […]