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11/2/12 – In this summary, you’ll find information on how the healthcare industry is dealing with effects of Superstorm Sandy, the latest on Affordable Care Act insurance plans, and more!

10/29/12 – Due to the State of Emergency status and the impending hurricane, Fee for Service Medicaid is relaxing some requirements. Below is the notice from the Department of Health for your information. Please be careful and safe!

10/23/12 – New York Health Works has recently posted a patient survey on their website to solicit information from Medicaid recipients on prescription drug access since the advent of Medicaid Managed Care. It turns out that patients are indeed experiencing difficulty…

10/19/12 – In this summary, you’ll find information on new studies about the HPV vaccine and multivitamin usage, how hospitals are trying to improve patient satisfaction, patient access problems due to the crackdown on prescription drug abuse, and more!

10/12/12 – In this summary, you’ll find information on how new technology is changing patient care, new research on Alzheimer’s treatments, the benefits of access to free birth control and more!

10/5/12 – Yesterday, Governor Cuomo signed the Standardized Prior Authorization bill (A.10248B/S.7384A) for Medicaid that will enhance patient access, relieve overburdened health care providers, and allow providers more time to treat patients!

10/5/12 – In this summary, you’ll find information on New York’s Essential Health Benefits plan, the growing health care needs of the Baby Boomer generation, efforts to move disabled patients from institutional care settings to community settings and more!

10/4/12- We are extremely excited to have Marilynn Garzione, professor at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, with us today to talk about her vast personal experience with Alzheimer’s Disease. She will also appear as a regular guest blogger in the month of November.

10/2/12 – The Westchester-Hudson Valley Region is a leader in the state’s economic recovery via its thriving biopharmaceutical sector and clinical trials that help bring life-saving drugs to people all over the world. Locally, the industry is responsible for 10,000 well-paying jobs.

9/28/12 – In this summary, you’ll find information on NYS’s Essential Health Benefits plan, the decline of prescription drug abuse, the increase number of knee replacement surgeries covered by Medicare and more!