Posted March, 7 2011 by arianne
Think anybody out there is still confused about health reform? You betcha! Even hardcore HCFANYers often find themselves scratching their heads over different bits of the new law. To help out, a group of advocates called the Health Care and You Coalition put together a new consumer-oriented website to provide the public with easy-to-understand information about the […]
Posted February, 28 2011 by arianne
HCFANY has just learned that Dr. Richard Daines, New York’s Commissioner of Health from 2007-2010, passed away unexpectedly this weekend. ?Dr. Daines helped to shape many of New York’s large-scale health care reform initiatives, including expansions of public programs, quality improvement initiatives, investments in information technology, and the Partnership for Coverage process. Prior to his work at the State, Dr. Daines served as a […]
Posted February, 25 2011 by arianne
Advocates statewide are up in arms this morning about a surprise vote taken during the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) meeting late yesterday afternoon to pass a package of 79 proposals intended to cut costs to the Medicaid program. This package included many new items that had not been on the original list of 49 proposals which had been given to […]
Posted February, 24 2011 by arianne
The Medicaid Redesign Team is set to meet again this morning at 10:30 am – 4 PM to go over a selection of proposals to reduce costs and improve quality in New York’s Medicaid Program. This meeting will be a work session, meaning that there will be no public comment period. However, the meeting will be open to the public […]