healthcare
Healthcare Revelations in the Enacted Budget Financial Plan
The state financial plan published on June 10 disclosed key information about healthcare revenue and spending that lawmakers had not made public when approving the annual budget two weeks before. Here are the biggest…
Wisconsin is missing its Medicaid accountability moment
Executive summary Wisconsin’s Medicaid program is now the largest item in the state budget, accounting for nearly one-third of all state spending. It serves important functions, including coverage for low-income residents.…
Federal Suit Traces Medicaid Fraud to the Top of NYS Government
The Trump administration’s latest salvo against Medicaid fraud takes aim at a different kind of target – two high-ranking New York officials along with a major state contractor. A civil suit filed Tuesday by the Justice…
Healthcare Highlights in the New State Budget
Governor Hochul’s focus on affordability seems to have skipped over the healthcare portions of the new state budget. The deal finalized May 27 between Hochul and the Legislature, which was came almost two months into new…
Lawmakers Consider Hiking Fees for Filling Prescriptions
Legislation that would potentially increase New York’s pharmacy costs by hundreds of millions of dollars annually is moving toward final passage in Albany’s end-of-session rush. The bill would require the companies that…
TrumpRx, good medicine and good economics
TrumpRx.gov is not just a remarkable achievement in President Trump’s efforts to make prescription drugs affordable; it has sparked a transformative chain reaction that stands to strengthen the nation’s economy and drive…
Healthcare Cost Debate Shines Light on Compensation
Let’s cut to the chase: Americans don’t need yet another lecture on why healthcare is a financial black hole. They live it every time they open a bill, swipe their insurance card, or haggle with a pharmacy over a ridiculously…
Budget Deal Reportedly Earmarks $100M for 1199 and Extends MCO Tax
As Governor Hochul and legislative leaders rush to finalize the overdue state budget, outlines of some healthcare-related deals have begun to emerge from the closed-door negotiations. Those deals reportedly include…
Letter to the Montana Congressional Delegation on Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing 4.16.26
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Albany Wavers on Shutting Down a Medicaid Racket
As Washington threatens to crack down on fraud and abuse in New York’s Medicaid program, state legislators are doing their best to demonstrate why federal intervention is needed. A glitch in the state’s “surprise billing” law…
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