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9/16/13 – The NYS Department of Health announced the hiring of Dr. Howard Zucker as first Deputy Commissioner of Health.

9/13/13 – In this week’s summary, you’ll find info on hospital structuring in NY, how ACA will help the “retired but not elderly” population, new vaccines in development stages and more!

8/30/13 – In this week’s summary, you’ll find a new program to provide care to dual eligible’s, a cancer patient who found success in a clinical trial, guidelines for orgs who want to help the state educate the public on the health exchange, and more!

8/26/13 – The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today a new partnership with New York to test a delivery-of-care system to some 170,000 Medicare-Medicaid enrollees.

8/23/13 – In this week’s summary, you’ll find details on a new website with info regarding NY’s health exchange, the slower rise in health care premiums, the increased prevalence of Lyme decease, and more!

8/20/13 – In trying to ensure all New Yorkers who qualify will be enrolled in a health plan by Jan. 1, 2014, the Department of Health unveiled a new website containing information on the New York Health Benefit Exchange today.

8/16/13 – An announcement yesterday extended the timeline of transitioning Medicaid consumers with Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health treatment needs into Managed Care.

8/16/13 – In this week’s summary, you’ll find info on a new timeline for transitioning behavioral health services to Managed Care, the role of navigators in enrolling the uninsured into health exchanges, stopping a bacterial meningitis outbreak in NYC, and more!

8/9/13 -In this week’s summary, you’ll find a new penalty from Medicare for hospitals with readmissions within one month of discharge, a decrease in childhood obesity, the evolving role of nursing homes, and more!

8/7/13 – The 2013-2014 enacted NYS budget set a cap on Medicaid spending of $16.4 billion. The state Department of Health (DOH) and Division of Budget (DOB) monitor and report program spending on a monthly basis to ensure spending growth will not exceed the cap.