A Helpful Tool to Combat the Opioid Crisis
Release Date:
09/11/2017
A new analysis shows that prescription drug monitoring programs can reduce the overuse of narcotics — but that many states have adopted relatively weak versions.
Health
NYSHealth 2018 Special Projects Fund Request for Proposals Available
Release Date:
09/11/2017
The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) 2018 Special Projects Fund Request for Proposals (RFP) is now available. Applicants must submit an online inquiry form to determine whether a proposed project fits the funding criteria.
Commonwealth Fund: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States
Release Date:
09/11/2017
To date, the Trump administration has offered states only uncertainty about what to expect in 2018, which has made it difficult to set premium rates, writes the Commonwealth Fund.
Down to the Wire: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States
Release Date:
09/08/2017
Among the Trump administration’s first promises was to give states more flexibility and control over their health insurance markets than they had had during the Obama years. To date, however, the administration has offered states only uncertainty...
Smashing the Stigma: Deputy Mayor Richard Buery On ThriveNYC and Treating Mental Health
Release Date:
09/08/2017
ThriveNYC is a coordinated system of 54 initiatives, estimated to cost $850 million over four years.
Senate’s Obamacare Fixes Would Build on Heavy Lifting by States
Release Date:
09/07/2017
The result is an Obamacare system that’s still vulnerable, but far from the ‘disaster’ Trump and his top health officials describe.
When a Company Is Making Money From the Opioid Crisis
Release Date:
09/07/2017
Last month, a group of shareholders of one distributor strove to bring the company's goals more in line with society's.
Trump's DACA Decision Could Strip Thousands In New York Of Medicaid Coverage
Release Date:
09/06/2017
The Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could strip thousands of New Yorkers of their health insurance, a consequence unique to New York that could focus the debate in Albany when the...
City Hospital System Is Expanding Children’s Mental Health Programs
Release Date:
09/06/2017
Recognizing that negative childhood experiences can affect a person’s health long into adulthood, New York City’s public hospital system is expanding its mental health programs for children and adolescents.
Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Seeks Applicants for its 2018 Prize for Young Investigators
Release Date:
09/06/2017
The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance will open for applications for its 2018 Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators on October 2. At least six New York City-area-based scientists will each be awarded $200,000/year.
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