Health Headlines for Monday, March 28
Protecting Employees’ Health Data
New York Times
Does your back hurt? Do you have diabetes? Are you taking birth control pills?
The State Assault on Planned Parenthood
New York Times
Last summer, after deceptively edited videos were used to accuse Planned Parenthood of selling fetal tissue, congressional Republicans voted to block all federal financing for the organization, and threatened to shut down the entire federal government if they didn’t get their way.
New prescription law starts Sunday
CBS 6 News
Starting Sunday, medical prescriptions in the state of New York must be sent electronically from the doctor to the patient’s pharmacy of choice.
N.Y. Assembly proposes Medicaid coverage for freed inmates
New York Daily News
New York’s Assembly has proposed Medicaid coverage for “high needs” state prison and local jail inmates starting 30 days before their release.
As NY shifts to for-profit nursing homes, abuse and neglect complaints spike
City & State
New York’s nursing homes have received failing grades from watchdog groups for years.
NEW LIFE FOR JC: BU’s medical complex rising from decay
Press & Sun Bulletin
Where others see blight, Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger envisions boundless opportunities for Johnson City and his institution.
A.G. Schneiderman Op-Ed: Don’t Let NY Go Backwards In The Fight Against Opioid Addiction
Attorney General New York
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman wrote an op-ed in Newsday urging policymakers to reject efforts by special interest groups that would gut critical provisions of New York’s landmark opioid abuse prevention program, I-STOP. Highlights from the op-ed are below:
Mayor de Blasio promises to sign New York City chewing tobacco ban in next two weeks
New York Daily News
Mayor de Blasio said he will “definitely” sign a ban on smokeless tobacco at sports arenas like Yankee Stadium and Citi Field in the next two weeks.