Posted November, 18 2010 by arianne
On Tuesday, Governor-Elect Andrew Cuomo announced his new transition committee on health, which will be part of a joint Committee on Education and Health. This committee is tasked with recruiting, reviewing and recommending candidates for key health positions in Cuomo’s upcoming Administration. Given the daunting challenges facing New York State in both the areas of federal health reform and the […]
Posted November, 17 2010 by arianne
A new survey released today by the New York State Health Foundation finds that the percent of workers in New York with employer-sponsored heath insurance has fallen drastically in the past decade, from 69% in 2001 to a current low of 58%. New York now lags the national average of 65%. The analysis also found that while firms that offer […]
Posted November, 16 2010 by arianne
Citing voter unrest, many Republican lawmakers have promised to mount a full-scale attack on the new federal health reform law. We’ve already seen the beginnings of this assault with the lawsuit brought by the Florida Attorney General, and by Texas’ recent proposal to ditch Medicaid altogether. But, are these acts of opposition really what the […]
Posted November, 9 2010 by arianne
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced last week that new federal funds will soon be made available for states to upgrade their existing information technology (IT) systems in preperation for the federal health reform changes. The proposed rules put out by HHS state that Medicaid eligibility systems may qualify for an enhanced […]