News & Updates

NY attorney general offers help getting health coverage Albany Times Union New York’s attorney general says people denied insurance coverage for addiction treatment and mental illness should contact his office […]

Hillary Clinton Takes a Step to the Left on Health Care New York Times For months during the Democratic presidential nominating contest, Hillary Clinton has resisted calls from Senator Bernie […]

Preventing Prescription Opioid Abuse Time Warner Cable News You would be hard pressed to find a community in the state that has not been touched by the heroin epidemic. Read […]

F.D.A. Imposes Rules for E-Cigarettes in a Landmark Move New York Times After years of debate about the health risks of electronic cigarettes, the federal government on Thursday made it […]

State to offer health insurance enrollment to boxers at weigh ins Albany Times Union/Blog New York boxers will now be able to enroll in a health insurance plan through the […]

Medical Errors May Cause Over 250,000 Deaths a Year New York Times/Blog If medical error were considered a disease, a new study has found, it would be the third leading […]

Deal for PRI falls apart as malpractice insurer pulls offer Capital New York The deal to sell Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers — the medical malpractice insurance company at the center of […]

The sickening cost of cures Albany Times Union/Blog It starts mildly enough, so mildly that people might not even realize they have it. In a few weeks, what symptoms there […]

Colorado Weighs Replacing Obama’s Health Policy With Universal Coverage New York Times For years, voters in this swing state have rejected tax increases and efforts to expand government. But now […]

NY lawmakers consider tighter regulation of nurses Syracuse Post Standard State legislators are considering tightening regulation of nurses after a ProPublica investigation found New York does less than other states […]