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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Comments Due by 1/31 to HHS on Essential Health Benefits
HHS is accepting comments regarding their 12/16/11 bulletin on the Essential Health Benefits package (a key component of Federal healthcare reform) until 1/31/12. Check out our action alert on this issue
Health Home Rollout Plan Released
NYSDOH has published the preliminary rollout plan for Health Home implementation on their website. The plan describes three “waves” of rollout, with the first wave targeting populations with mental health, substance use disorder and other chronic conditions. The Health Home … Continue reading
LAC Applaudes Governor’s Budget Proposal
From the Legal Action Center (read their budget analysis here): Governor Andrew Cuomo released his $132.5 billion plan for the 2012-2013 budget today, closing an estimated $3.5 billion budget gap with $2 billion in savings and $1.5 billion derived from … Continue reading
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The Essential Health Benefit: Could a ‘minimal’ benefit vanish altogether?
From Behavioral Healthcare: The Essential Health Benefit: Could a ‘minimal’ benefit vanish altogether?.
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Now Online: Part 2 Emerging Structures in the Era of Healthcare Reform
ASAP’s webinar “Part 2: Emerging Structures in the Era of Healthcare Reform” can now be accessed online! Part 1 of this two part series can be accessed here These webinars are part of ASAP’s ongoing “Road to Recovery: Tools to … Continue reading
CMS Guidance on Essential Health Benefits: Largest of State Small Group Insurance Plans
From the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Essential Health Benefits: Illustrative List of the Largest Three Small Group Products by State Summary This document provides illustrative information to complement the bulletin on essential health benefits (EHB) under the Affordable … Continue reading
Juvenile Justice Reform Efforts in Governor’s Budget Language
From Crain’s Insider: Cuomo, Bloomberg team up on juvenile justice Add juvenile justice to the growing number of reforms that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Mike Bloomberg can agree on. Buried in the governor’s proposed 2012 budget is legislation that … Continue reading
Executive Order Limiting State Funded Admin Costs and Exec. Compensation
From Governor Cuomo’s website: NO: 38 LIMITS ON STATE-FUNDED ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS & EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Printer-friendly version WHEREAS, State Government in New York directly or indirectly funds, or authorizes reimbursements with other taxpayer dollars to, a large number of tax exempt … Continue reading
Health Home Updates: Quality Measures, Provider Enrollment
The NYSDOH Health Home website has been updated to include Health Home quality measures, and a guide for NYS Medicaid enrollment for provider-led Health Homes.
Capitol Confidential » Cuomo would cap support of non-profit, not-for-profit salaries at $199K
Capitol Confidential » Cuomo would cap support of non-profit, not-for-profit salaries at $199K.
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Ashley Behrle
