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Health insurance exchanges charge forward
Both California and New York have taken major steps toward implementing their state-run health insurance exchanges. California's implementation of its statewide exchange continues after health
State requires Medicaid insurers to cover higher-cost birth control
Insurers participating in New York's Medicaid program will lose their state contracts if they deny female members' choice of higher-cost, brand-name contraceptives, reported the Associated Press.
Betting on indigent care at New York hospitals
It would seem extraordinarily difficult to conflate the executives of New York hospitals with the Fedora-sporting ne'r-do-wells of "Guys and Dolls." But to the great detriment of the Empire State's
Hospitals dole out million-dollar salaries, skirting state cap
Despite a state cap on nonprofit executive pay , hospital leaders and top physicians earned five times more than the $199,000 annual limit ordered by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, reported the Journal
State cap on executive pay moves forward
New York Gov. Cuomo on Wednesday signed an executive order, directing state agencies to place caps on nonprofit executive pay to no more than $199,000 annually that come from public dollars.
Creating health insurance exchange a 'priority' for state lawmakers
New York's governor and several state senators are pledging to pass legislation that would establish a health insurance exchange in New York, despite a failed attempt last year. Gov. Andrew Cuomo
State wants control over struggling hospitals, ability to fire execs
A New York panel yesterday proposed giving the state the power to take over struggling hospitals and fire inferior hospital board members and executives, reports The Wall Street Journal. According to
11 insurers must refund $114M for overcharging premiums
Eleven insurance companies operating in New York--including Aetna, UnitedHealth, and WellPoint--must refund a total of $114.5 million to policyholders who were overcharged for health insurance
Cost reform saves state Medicaid program $600M
Cost reform initiatives brought into New York's Medicaid program have saved it $600 million so far in 2011, reports WTEN. The program's cost containment included 73 mandates from the state's Medicaid
NY Inspector General ousted for overaggressive Medicaid penalties
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo yesterday asked state Medicaid Inspector General Jim Sheehan to resign from office, reports WAMC Northest Public Radio. As the first with the title, Sheehan has recovered
