8/20/13 – In trying to ensure all New Yorkers who qualify will be enrolled in a health plan by Jan. 1, 2014, the Department of Health unveiled a new website containing information on the New York Health Benefit Exchange today.
8/16/13 – An announcement yesterday extended the timeline of transitioning Medicaid consumers with Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health treatment needs into Managed Care.
8/16/13 – In this week’s summary, you’ll find info on a new timeline for transitioning behavioral health services to Managed Care, the role of navigators in enrolling the uninsured into health exchanges, stopping a bacterial meningitis outbreak in NYC, and more!
8/9/13 -In this week’s summary, you’ll find a new penalty from Medicare for hospitals with readmissions within one month of discharge, a decrease in childhood obesity, the evolving role of nursing homes, and more!
8/7/13 – The 2013-2014 enacted NYS budget set a cap on Medicaid spending of $16.4 billion. The state Department of Health (DOH) and Division of Budget (DOB) monitor and report program spending on a monthly basis to ensure spending growth will not exceed the cap.
8/2/13 – In this week’s summary, you’ll find a new website with information on Medicaid Managed Care pharmacy benefits, the success of NY’s Kendra’s law, the growing concern of physicians over new Medicare requirements, and more!
7/26/13 – In this week’s summary, you’ll find details on an agreement to move the mentally ill in NYC into supportive housing apartments, the push by President Obama to enroll the uninsured before Oct. 1, a possible ban on menthol cigarettes, and more!
7/19/13 – In this week’s summary, you’ll find details on new health appointments by the Governor, projections on NY health insurance rates under ACA, a hospital merger in NYC, and more!
7/12/13 – This week’s summary: Details on informative guides to all aspects of the Affordable Care Act; prescription drug savings for Medicare recipients; a report showing Americans are living longer but death rates have increased for certain diseases; and more!
6/28/13 – In this week’s summary: A new trend in employer-sponsored health care appears to be catching on; the Federal government is going all out in its efforts to educate the public on the ACA; and the Supreme Court’s decision on DOMA could have a major implication for health coverage nationwide,, all that and more in this week’s health news!