Our Blog

9/26/12 – We are very pleased to have Steve Pasierb, President and CEO of The Partnership at Drugfree.org as our guest blogger today.

9/21/12 – In this summary, you’ll find information on implementing health benefit exchanges, new studies on obesity, revealing flaws in the organ donation system, and more!

9/21/12 – Our guest blogger today, Senator DeFrancisco, talks about the exciting new umbilical cord research underway at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

9/14/12 – In this summary, you’ll find information on new cancer findings, new methods to encourage young doctors to pursue primary care, implications of the Affordable Care Act, and more!

9/12/12 – In conjunction with the Healthcare Leadership Council and Medicare Today, the Medicare Rx Access Network of NY is holding a teleconference on Sept. 19 regarding Medicare Part D.

9/7/12 – In the recently released New York State Medicaid Update (August 2012), the Department of Health announced a new web portal to initiate fee for service pharmacy prior authorization requests for prescribers, effective September 6, 2012.

9/7/12 – In this summary, you’ll find information on long term care concerns for seniors, NYS Offices of Mental Health and Alcoholism and Substance Abuse joint public hearing, and reports on CPR, Tuberculosis, technology in health care, and retiree health benefit costs in NY.

9/5/12 – One of our NYHW members has brought our attention to an effort by the Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations to survey adult siblings of people with developmental disabilities.

8/31/12 – In this summary, you’ll find information on a new law that tracks prescriptions for controlled substances, the impact of Medicaid cutting or changing its dental services, a new initiative to protect the Medicare Part D program and much more!

8/31/12 – New York Health Works is launching the Medicare Rx Access Network of New York to educate New Yorkers about Medicare Part D and fight to protect this critical program.