3/2/12 – At the news event mentioned in the previous blog, Sen. Hannon joined Assemblyman Peter Rivera, Assemblyman Karim Camara and multiple groups of patient advocates to express his support for restoring patient protections back to the NYS 2012-2013 budget.
3/2/12 – Last week, the blog featured Tracey Brooks of Family Planning Advocates, who discussed how the implementation of the new Medicaid Pharmacy Benefits policy limited women’s access to contraception. Tracy also spoke at a press conference this week at the Capitol where advocates and legislators gathered to urge lawmakers and the Governor to reinstate patient protections…
2/27/12 – Here is an informative NY Times article that gives the status of many states’ efforts to create a health insurance exchange in compliance with Pres. Obama’s Affordable Care Act.
2/24/12 – We are pleased to offer our readers a guest blogger today! President & CEO of Family Planning Advocates, M. Tracey Brooks, explains how the implementation of Medicaid Redesign Team proposal #11, which bundles pharmacy benefits into Medicaid Managed Care, has affected access to certain contraceptives
2/17/12 – Today, staffs from the Governor’s Office, the Department of Health and the Department of Financial Services held a meeting on the state’s plans for a health benefit exchange…The presentation covered primarily business operations aspects of the exchange, including an operations blueprint, exchange set up, core systems, outreach and marketing, quality health plan management and regulatory compliance and reporting.
2/16/12 – NY AG Eric Schneiderman today announced a new proposal that would change the way NY nonprofits are governed. The goal is to reduce the financial and operation burdens on the sector while also strengthening oversight.
2/14/12 – To piggy back on a post from yesterday on how the lack of primary care doctors will make implementing the Affordable Care Act more difficult for states – here’s an article from the LA Times relating to the primary care shortage.
2/13/12 – A new Kaiser issues brief takes a detailed look at serving Medicaid beneficiaries with disabilities through managed care.
2/13/12 – This morning, the Washington Post ran an article about a serious challenge to successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA): the lack of primary care medical providers. The passage of the ACA means that millions of Americans will be looking for a primary care doctors but recent estimates conclude that there won’t be enough doctors to see them.
2/9/12- A new update from the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured finds that most states are on track with their Medicaid budget and enrollment trends for fiscal year 2012 and do not anticipate the need for significant mid-year cuts… Looking ahead to fiscal year 2013, many states are planning to take advantage of new opportunities available under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to integrate care for those who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid (“dual eligibles”)…