Health Headlines for Friday, March 31
County Executive Weighs in on Cuomo’s Alternative Plan For Medicaid
Time Warner Cable News
Governor Cuomo Thursday announced the Empire State Equity Act. It would have counties agree to lower local property taxes by the equal amount of which the state reduces the local share of Medicaid costs.
Health Subsidies for Low Earners Will Continue Through 2017, G.O.P. Says
New York Times
Senior House Republicans said Thursday that they expected the federal government to continue paying billions of dollars in subsidies to health insurance companies to keep low-income people covered under the Affordable Care Act for the rest of this year — and perhaps for 2018 as well.
New York state prohibits higher health insurance premiums for older residents
Politifact New York
Democrats in Congress say the Obamacare repeal and replacement bill would have allowed health insurance companies to charge older Americans more for coverage.
New York State Inches Closer To Single-Payer Plan With Pickup Of New Support
Huffington Post
The push to implement a “Medicare for all”-type system in New York state just took a significant step forward Wednesday.
Drugmakers Are Trying a New Strategy: Charging Less
Bloomberg
Two of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world did something unusual this week when they announced the introduction of breakthrough drugs: they charged less.