4/19/13 – In this week’s summary: criticism about the implementation of the ACA from one its chief supporters, a looming labor crisis could have far-reaching ramifications for the care of the elderly and the disabled, and some promising figures on the nation’s infant mortality rate.
4/12/13 – In this week’s summary, a major court decision affecting the availability of emergency contraception, two new reports highlight the cost and availability of health plans in the US, and we continue to track the latest developments in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
4/5/13 – In this week’s summary: the latest developments in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, details on a host of new studies and reports, and medical experts are eyeing the eradication of a historically debilitating disease. That, and much more in today’s dose of health news!
3/28/13 – In this week’s summary, the state of New York once again finds itself facing federal scrutiny over its Medicaid billing, more and more companies are incentivizing personal health, we highlight details on the latest advancements in prostate screening and much, much more!
We are extremely pleased that state lawmakers and the Governor have restored and expanded prescriber prevails protections in New York. This is great news for millions of Medicaid patients across the state who wanted their doctors, not heath plan managers, to have the final say on what medications they receive.
We did it! The Governor and state lawmakers released the amended 2013-14 Health budget bill and your tireless advocacy has not only saved prescriber prevails for fee-for-service and prescriber prevails for atypical anti-psychotics in Medicaid managed care (what the Governor proposed repealing in his Executive budget proposal), but your hard work ALSO restored prescriber prevails in Medicaid Managed Care for the following additional 8 drug classes!
3/22/13 – In this week’s summary, you’ll find additional information on the Affordable Care Act, a follow-up to the Alzheimer’s Association big report and much, much more.
A comprehensive and shocking new report from the Alzheimer’s Association puts in simple terms the devastating toll Alzheimer’s has on its victims, their family and the economy.
We are pleased that the State Senate included a restoration of Medicaid “prescriber prevails” protections in its one-house budget bill.
A new survey by the Siena Polling Institute shows that New Yorkers want doctors – not health plan managers – to make final decisions in prescribing drugs to patients.