Cuomo administration open to rescinding delay of children’s Medicaid redesign Politico The Cuomo administration will consider scrapping its plan to delay promised Medicaid reform for children, telling advocates on a […]
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Health Headlines for Friday, March 9
Health Officials Assail ‘Pricing Schemes’ That Gouge Patients New York Times Alex M. Azar II, the secretary of health and human services, said Thursday that doctors and hospitals should tell […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, March 8
Cigna to spend about $52 billion for Express Scripts Syracuse Post Standard Health insurer Cigna will spend about $52 billion to acquire the pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts, the latest […]
Plugged In @ Hinman Straub – March 7, 2018
Coverage of Albany and New York State government Governor, Lawmakers Agree On At Least $675M in Additional Revenue Lawmakers Push Gun Laws, School Safety Governor Announces 3rd Round of Broadband […]
Health Headlines for Wednesday, March 7
Opioid overdoses in ERs up 30 percent as crisis worsens Washington Post Emergency rooms saw a big jump in overdoses from opioids last year — the latest evidence the nation’s […]
Health Headlines for Tuesday, March 6
UnitedHealthcare Says It Will Pass on Rebates From Drug Companies to Consumers New York Times In response to growing consumer frustration over drug prices, UnitedHealthcare, one of the nation’s largest […]
Health Headlines for Monday, March 5
The Price They Pay New York Times The burden of high drug costs weighs most heavily on the sickest Americans. Read more The Hospital’s Place in the New Health Landscape […]
Former State Senator Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor
Earlier this afternoon, former State Senator George Maziarz pleaded guilty in Albany County Court to one misdemeanor charge of filing a false instrument and will pay a $1,000 fine. Maziarz […]
Health Headlines for Friday, March 2
Worst flu season to lift U.S. hospital operator results Reuters One of the most severe flu seasons in the United States this past decade is proving to be a shot […]
Assembly Approves Governor’s Bill to Require More Disclosure of Digital Political Ads
Yesterday, the Assembly passed the Democracy Protection Act (A.9930), a Governor’s Program Bill that is intended “to protect the integrity of elections in the state by enhancing the disclosure requirements […]