Capital Health Care: NY still top Medicaid spender; HHC projects gap

Published March 4, 2014

Capital Health Care: NY still top Medicaid spender; HHC projects gap

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The deficits can be attributed to damage from Hurricane Sandy as well as skyrocketing pension costs, but the foundational problem is that H.H.C. treats hundreds of thousands of patients who can't pay for the full costs of their care. … The study's …
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Prevalence of high school seniors' marijuana use is expected to increase with …

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Now, a study published in the International Journal of Drug Policy by researchers affiliated with New York University's Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR), finds large proportions of high school students normally at low risk for marijuana use …
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House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Hearing

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Numerous CMS studies have found that current sponsors who utilize preferred pharmacy networks, "…have actually offered little or no savings in aggregate in their preferred pharmacy pricing, particularly in mail-order claims for generic drugs. … In …
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