3/13/12 – A coalition of minority advocacy groups joined many Hispanic and black state legislators to push Gov. Cuomo to restore patient protections, namely prescriber prevails, in the Medicaid pharmacy benefit.
3/13/12 – Over the past decade there has been a coordinated effort by the Department of Health and Human Services to increase the use of electronic health records by health care providers across the country.
3/12/12 – The Assembly one-house budget bill does not address the difficulties that Medicaid recipients are experiencing in accessing prescription drugs.
3/12/12 – Yesterday, the Associated Press published a story on the difficulties that Medicaid recipients are experiencing in accessing prescription drugs since October 1, when the program was moved into managed care. Patient advocates are fighting to restore a provision that allows health care providers to ultimately prevail with health plans when prescribing prescription drugs.
3/10/12 – Within the next few days, the White House will issue standards for health exchanges. States will continue to have broad authority over exchange details. However, the standards will also make clear that those states which do not set up health exchanges will have them set up and run by the federal government.
3/9/12 – Urgent Appeal: We Need to Hear Your Stories in order to Fight for “Prescriber Prevails”! Gov. Cuomo restored patient protections in regard to access to contraception but left all other Medicaid patients without vital protections and access to necessary medications.
3/8/12 – Urgent Action: We Need to Hear Your Stories in order to Fight for “Prescriber Prevails”! We Need to Tell the Governor Patients Have Been Wronged
3/8/12 – A coalition of minority advocacy groups joined many black and Hispanic state legislators to push Gov. Cuomo to restore patient protections in the Medicaid pharmacy benefit.
3/7/12 – Leading patient advocacy groups released a statement today that acknowledged the correct decision made by Gov. Cuomo to allow Medicaid recipients access to all forms of contraception. But they also urge the Governor to address the lack of patient protections for other vulnerable populations.
3/6/12 – …Patient advocates, health care providers and many members of the NYS Legislature are fighting to restore those patient protections in the 2012-2013 budget. They held a press conference last week urging the Legislature and governor to take action. Here’s the video from the event.