New York’s Medicaid program provides health coverage to over six million state residents, including low-income individuals and families, the disabled, and the elderly. It is important that all Medicaid patients have access to great coverage. If Medicaid enrollees and/or their providers are having issues regarding their Medicaid Managed Care plans, they may file a complaint
About half of all mental health disorders are diagnosed by the time a person reaches the age of fourteen, and nearly twenty percent of children between the ages of thirteen and eighteen experience living with a mental health condition. Children, like adults, are susceptible to many different kinds of mental health conditions, including anxiety, ADHD,
This week Governor Cuomo’s Ending the Epidemic Task Force released their final Blueprint to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. At a press conference highlighting the final Blueprint and recommendations, Governor Cuomo gave a spirited speech, reiterating the goal of ending the epidemic by 2020. Read more here. The New York State Department of Health announced earlier this
Further signaling their interest in paid family leave, the Obama administration sent Valerie Jarrett, a senior advisor to the president, to speak with advocates and labor leaders on paid family leave proposals in New York. The administration says they are interested in learning about different campaigns on the issue around the country. Governor Cuomo’s trip
Recently, there has been an ongoing discussion about spending on prescription medicines. These discussions often fail to acknowledge that retail prescription medicines have consistently accounted for just 10% of health care spending in the country, despite having more than 500 new medicines brought to patients in the past 15 years. In fact, government actuaries project
Sports are a fun way for children to get the exercise they need to stay healthy but they can come with great risk for injury. To ensure your child stays healthy while playing sports, follow these safety tips: Make sure your child receives a pre-participation physical exam (PPE) to help rule out any potential medical
According to a recent Gallup poll, the uninsured rate for the first quarter has decreased to 11.9%. That’s down from a high of 18% in 2013. The current rate of uninsured adults is the lowest since Gallup began monitoring it in 2008. This Tuesday the Senate voted for big changes to how Medicare reimburses Doctors.
Health disparities are of growing concern in the United States. A health disparity is when a health outcome is seen to a greater or lesser extent in certain populations. They can be caused by several different factors including, genetics, the environment and access to health care. Below are health disparities for several different populations in
For many New Yorkers, access to necessary medications is limited. In an effort to improve access to medications and overall patient health, America’s biopharmaceutical research companies created the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) in 2005. The PPA is a great way to help patients, specifically those uninsured and financially struggling, get the medications they need
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reports on the health spending projections from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The projections are $2.5 trillion lower than those made when the ACA became law. The Foundation found that the projected cost of ACA Medicaid expansion is $94 million less than the cost projected when ACA was