8/27/12 – Assemblyman Goldfeder from Queens guest blogs today about the importance of children receiving up-to-date immunizations, especially as the new school season is right around the corner.
8/24/12 – In this week’s summary, you’ll find information on federal grants for states to establish health insurance exchanges, new smartphone apps for monitoring patients’ health, a new Medicare program that rewards providers who improve patient services, and more!
8/17/12 – Yesterday, the NYS Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) released the inaugural issue of their quarterly newsletter.
8/17/12 – In this week’s summary, you’ll find information on hospital care studies, the Affordable Care Act, the NYS Medicaid Redesign Team and more!
8/10/12 – In this week’s installment of the “Weekly Dose,” you’ll find information on New York’s submission of a Medicaid waiver to the federal government, implementing health insurance exchanges, studies predicting the impact of the Affordable Care Act, and more!
8/8/12 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced that Medicare prescription premiums will remain constant in 2013. This marks the third straight year where prescription drug premiums for will not increase. Medicaid recipients have also saved $3.9 billion on prescription drugs since the Affordable Care Act took effect.
8/7/12 – Yesterday, Gov. Cuomo submitted to the Center for Medicaid Services the much-anticipated MRT Medicaid waiver amendment that, if approved, will allow the state to reinvest Medicaid savings into new programs that are designed to reap more savings in the years to come.
8/2/12 – Starting today, New York Health Works will begin serving up our weekly summary of health care news called “Weekly Dose of Health News” on our blog.
8/2/12 – Governor Cuomo revealed a pilot program yesterday that will allow colleges to offer health insurance directly to students in New York.
8/1/12 – The children of a late mother and nurse honor her today with the establishment a fund that financially assists struggling students trying to obtain their nursing degree.