N.Y. ranks high in health, low in economic environment for kids
In an annual ranking released Tuesday, New York ranked 29th in the nation among states for having an environment where children can thrive. Of 16 measures of children’s wellbeing, New York improved on...
View ArticleSchumer: Medicare must notify Americans of fees for late enrollment
Thousands of New Yorkers are caught by surprise by a Medicare rule that imposes penalties on people who enroll after age 65, according to U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer. Schumer and Sen. Bob Casey of...
View ArticleYoung Colonie company in old business of making house calls
Colonie — Landmark Health is a new company in a business so old it had almost become extinct. The California-based company with an office in Latham partners with health insurers to make house calls to...
View ArticleNew York joins effort to block Anthem-Cigna merger
Matthew Hamilton reports: State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office said Thursday that is has joined a federal and multi-state effort to stop the merger of health insurance providers Anthem and...
View ArticleCuomo’s signature sought on abuse-deterrent opioid bill
If a drug user can’t easily crush or dissolve a pill to snort or inject it, that medication is less likely to be abused and, perhaps, less likely to lead to an addiction. So goes the thinking behind...
View ArticleCDPHP, CapitalCare launch biz to ‘transform’ doctors’ practices
A Capital Region health insurer and large physicians’ practice have launched a new company intended to help medical practices adapt to new payment methods that aim to pay doctors for high-quality care...
View ArticleState to health insurers: cover meds, inpatient treatment for addiction
The state issued guidance to New York health insurers Wednesday on how to comply with new legislation requiring them to cover certain aspects of treatment for substance abuse. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed...
View ArticleN.Y. rule allows Medicaid to cover transgender treatments for minors
It’s official: The state’s Medicaid program will cover transgender youth in getting services like hormones to forestall puberty. Times Union Capital reporter Matt Hamilton blogged about it yesterday,...
View ArticleDeadline extended to get health insurance through N.Y.’s Obamacare exchange
ALBANY — NY State of Health, the state’s Obamacare exchange, has extended its enrollment deadline by three days for coverage beginning Feb. 1, in response to high consumer demand, as Congress seeks to...
View ArticleStudy looks at five states’ experience with Obamacare
Higher-than-expected costs from sicker-than-expected enrollees led to turbulence in some insurance markets during the early years of Obamacare, a study out this week found. The study looked at five...
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