The State Board of Elections (SBOE) has published its 2018 Filing Calendar for Campaign Financial Disclosure, which notes that the filing deadlines relating to the September primary will change if […]
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Health Headlines for Tuesday, February 13
Winners and losers under Medicare drug plan in Trump budget silive Some Medicare beneficiaries would face higher prescription drug costs under President Donald Trump’s budget even as the sickest patients […]
Health Headlines for Monday, February 12
Cuomo’s plan to tax health insurance industry raises concerns City & State In the coming fiscal year, New York faces a $4.4 billion state budget shortfall, looming cuts from the […]
Health Headlines for Friday, February 9
From Clinics to Child Insurance, Budget Deal Affects Health Care New York Times The budget deal in Congress is billed as a measure to grant stability to a government funding […]
Plugged In @ Hinman Straub – February 7, 2018
Coverage of Albany and New York State government Legislative Budget Hearings Continue Governor Announces Third Round of Broadband Program Governor, Legislative Leaders Reach Agreement on ‘Laverne’s Law’ State Releases Offshore […]
Health Headlines for Wednesday, February 7
$500K Will Help Mental Health Agency Fund Telemedicine US News New York state is getting a $500,000 federal grant to fund telemedicine projects. Read more State Senate passes bill to […]
Health Headlines for Tuesday, February 6
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 […]
Health Headlines for Monday, February 5
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 […]
Health Headlines for Friday, February 2
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 […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, February 1
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 […]