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Aug 26th, 2008
As a result of legislation included in Governor David A. Paterson's Executive Budget and adopted by the State Legislature, an estimated 8,600 uninsured children in the Capital District are now eligible to become enrolled in New York's expanded Child Health Plus health insurance program.
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Aug 14th, 2008
New York Governor proposed cutting this year's state budget by 1%, or $1.04 billion, including $506 million in Medicaid cuts, to avoid a looming budget deficit.
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Jun 23rd, 2008
New York Department of Health announced that all primary care clinicians and programs participating in New York Medicaid will be required to meet a comprehensive set of practice standards beginning in January 2009.
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Apr 9th, 2008
New York Medicaid has established coverage and reimbursement for Monogram's Trofile Assay, a diagnostic used to determine patient candidacy for Pfizer's new HIV anti-viral medication Selzentry.
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Apr 3rd, 2008
The New York state Senate approved legislation that would allocate about $59.2 billion for health care.
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Jan 31st, 2008
New York Governor has proposed increasing eligibility for Child Health Plus, the state's version of SCHIP.
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Nov 1st, 2007
Most New York City hospitals are in compliance with a new state law that requires them to inform low-income, uninsured patients about financial assistance for medical treatment.
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Oct 2nd, 2007
U.S. Supreme Court will not consider a challenge to a New York law that requires employers who offer prescription drug plans to provide coverage for FDA-approved contraceptives for women.
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Sep 24th, 2007
CMS has informed New York officials that chemotherapy does not qualify for a provision of Medicaid that allows coverage for emergency services for undocumented immigrants and other noncitizens.
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Sep 10th, 2007
CMS denied New York's request to expand SCHIP coverage to children in families with incomes up to 400% of the federal poverty level.
