2007 Issues

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December 24, 2007
Congress Passes Medicare, Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance Package
PDF 6357 237 KB
December 10, 2007
NYS Asks UnitedHealthcare to Postpone New Policy; United Modifies, Moves Forward
PDF 6314 191 KB
November 26, 2007
NYS Leaders Agree: Medicaid Spending Is Down
PDF 6284 180 KB
November 12, 2007
NYS Medicaid Spending Significantly Below Expected Levels
PDF 6252 159 KB
October 29, 2007
First Upstate "Where to Practice" Open House Draws More Than 200 Physician Residents
PDF 6195 181 KB
October 15, 2007
President Bush Vetoes SCHIP; Governors Spitzer and Corzine Sue HHS
PDF 6127 205 KB
October 1, 2007
Congress Passes SCHIP Bill and Approves Measure to Reduce Hospital Cuts, Delay Prescription Drug Requirement
PDF 6073 148 KB
September 17, 2007
CMS Rejects NY’s SCHIP Expansion
PDF 6022 162 KB
September 3, 2007
NYS Medical Malpractice Liability Taskforce Members Announced
PDF 5993 193 KB
August 20, 2007
New Medicare Severity DRG System Poses Management Challenges
PDF 5931 137 KB
August 6, 2007
Congress Passes Major Health Care Legislation
PDF 5886 134 KB
July 23, 2007
Senate Finance Committee Votes to Reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program
PDF 5835 338 KB
July 9, 2007
NYS Approves 14% Malpractice Insurance Premium Increase
PDF 5728 202 KB
June 25, 2007
NYS Regular Legislative Session Ends
PDF 5647 163 KB
June 11, 2007
HHS Deputy Secretary Meets with GNYHA Members
PDF 5564 484 KB
May 28, 2007
CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Eliminate Federal Medicaid Payments for GME; Ignores Impending Physician Shortage
PDF 5491 177 KB
May 14, 2007
Report Ranks New York's Medicaid Program Among Best in Nation
PDF 5413 141 KB
April 30, 2007
War Supplemental Passes Congress with Key Provision for Hospitals
PDF 5351 279 KB
April 16, 2007
CMS Outlines Value-Based Purchasing Program
PDF 5297 121 KB
April 2, 2007
New York State Budget Passed
PDF 5261 168 KB
March 19, 2007
NYS Senate, Assembly Release Budget Proposals
PDF 5219 226 KB
March 5, 2007
Healthcare Education Project Launches Statewide Campaign to Protect New Yorkers from Health Care Cuts
PDF 5171 216 KB
February 19, 2007
GNYHA Testimony on Proposed NYS Budget Urges Legislature to "Put Patients First"
PDF 5119 189 KB
February 5, 2007
Governor Spitzer Proposes Health Care Cuts
PDF 5034 182 KB
January 22, 2007
MedPAC Recommends IME Cut and Full Update for Acute Care Hospitals in FY 2008
PDF 4963 154 KB
January 8, 2007
GNYHA Outlines NYS Legislative Priorities
PDF 4898 134 KB

 
 

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