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”)…
2/3/12 – Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are networks of physicians and other providers that are held accountable for the cost and quality of the full continuum of care delivered to a group of patients. They are seen as a health care model that can both reduce costs and improve quality of care.
2/2/12 – I noticed today that the New York Biotechnology Association (NYBA) posted new job openings on its website. NYBA’s site allows prospective employees to search for jobs across the country but it’s great to see that the two new postings are for employment opportunities right here in New York!
2/2/12 – Yesterday afternoon, State Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson held a briefing via webinar on the Medicaid initiatives in Governor Cuomo’s budget proposal and the status of certain Phase II Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) proposals. Last year the MRT was created to reform the Medicaid program in New York by advancing ideas to control costs and improve the quality of the program.
2/1/12 – This morning I saw that Kaiser Family Foundation has published a brief on the pending Supreme Court case challenging the Affordable Care Act. With the Supreme Court scheduled to hear oral arguments on the case in March, this brief is a timely summary of the case and the legal arguments made by the parties involved.
1/25/12 – In his 2012-13 budget, Governor Cuomo proposed the New York Health Benefit Exchange, which is almost identical to legislation passed by the Assembly late last session (A.8514/S.5849).