Jennifer Henderson
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Hospital association urges support for bill to repeal Medicaid DSH cuts
Ahead of an important congressional hearing, the Greater New York Hospital Association is urging its members to express support for a bill that repeals impending Medicaid disproportionate share hospital cuts. The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee today will consider the bill. If… → Read More
Clinical trials a $2.3B economic boon for NY: report
New York is one of 13 states that saw more than $1 billion in economic impact from clinical trials in 2017, according to a recent report from TEConomy Partners, supported by the trade group Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. Specifically, New York ranked fourth on the list, with a total economic impact topping $2.3 billion, the report noted. The largest number of trials were… → Read More
Westchester home care agency plans layoffs amid losses
The Home Health Services division of Westchester Jewish Community Services is planning to lay off more than 70 home health aides and administrative staff amid continuing challenges in the industry and resulting losses. The White Plains–based nonprofit—which provides mental health services and programming for children, older adults and individuals with disabilities, among other help—disclosed the… → Read More
Payment changes to dispute-resolution bill likely to yield its passage
Changes made to legislation that originally called for insurance companies to pay hospitals what they deem reasonable for out-of-network emergency bills or submit them to independent dispute resolution are expected to yield its passage. The legislative session ends today. The changes involve the payment process for out-of-network emergency hospital charges. First, insurers are required to make… → Read More
Columbia partners with real estate trust on LaunchLabs space
Real estate investment trust Alexandria Real Estate Equities and Columbia University have partnered to open a LaunchLabs space for life sciences startups. Alexandria LaunchLabs at Columbia—to be located at the university's Washington Heights campus, adjacent to Columbia University Irving Medical Center—is scheduled to open next spring. It will offer member companies 14,000 square feet of office,… → Read More
State offers $27M for nursing home transition assistance
The state Department of Health is offering $27 million for a nonprofit to assist nursing home residents with transitioning to living in the community of their choice. The department issued a request for proposals to administer a statewide network of transition centers, which help with resolving barriers to discharge and obstacles to successful living in the community. To do so, the network… → Read More
City emergency departments to use new overdose-prevention protocol
Thirty-one hospital emergency departments across the five boroughs have agreed to implement the Health Department's non-fatal overdose guidance amid the ongoing opioid epidemic. The guidance is designed to prevent overdoses and calls for emergency clinicians to provide education, including risk-reduction strategies; offer naloxone, a medication to reverse an opioid overdose; and recommend… → Read More
Three bills would protect patients 'uniquely vulnerable to sexual violence'
Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas, a New York City Democrat who represents the 36th District, which includes Astoria, has introduced three bills designed to prevent and address sexual abuse by medical professionals. The bills would establish new reporting requirements and background checks for physicians. For instance, one bill would require physicians to provide written notice to their patients in… → Read More
Planned Parenthood NYC to roll out new mobile health center
Planned Parenthood NYC to roll out new mobile health center → Read More
More than 1,100 health care workers converge for opioid training
More than 1,100 health care workers converge for opioid training → Read More
Union members flock to Albany to urge Medicaid funding, oversight
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East flock to Albany to urge Medicaid funding, oversight → Read More
Brooklyn dentists sue MetLife for more than $2M as insurer-provider disputes escalate
The dentists allege in their lawsuit that until last year, they had "few, if any" problems getting reimbursed by the insurer → Read More
Organ-allocation lawsuits spurring changes in NY
More than 9,400 New Yorkers remain wait-listed for organ transplants → Read More
Clinton VP Pick Tim Kaine Took On Insurers Over ‘Redlining’ as Young Lawyer
Tim Kaine and Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton’s choice for presidential running mate Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is a Harvard Law grad who cut his… → Read More
Clinton VP Pick Tim Kaine Took On Insurers Over ‘Redlining’ as Young Lawyer
Tim Kaine and Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton’s choice for presidential running mate Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is a Harvard Law grad who cut his… → Read More
Clinton VP Pick Tim Kaine Took On Insurers Over ‘Redlining’ as Young Lawyer
Tim Kaine and Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton’s choice for presidential running mate Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is a Harvard Law grad who cut his… → Read More
Clinton VP Pick Tim Kaine Took On Insurers Over ‘Redlining’ as Young Lawyer
Tim Kaine and Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton’s choice for presidential running mate Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is a Harvard Law grad who cut his… → Read More
Clinton VP Pick Tim Kaine Took On Insurers Over ‘Redlining’ as Young Lawyer
Tim Kaine and Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton’s choice for presidential running mate Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is a Harvard Law grad who cut his… → Read More
Clinton VP Pick Tim Kaine Took On Insurers Over ‘Redlining’ as Young Lawyer
Tim Kaine and Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton’s choice for presidential running mate Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is a Harvard Law grad who cut his… → Read More
Fisher & Phillips Latest Firm to Launch New Nonlegal Offshoot
The national labor and employment firm announced Monday the formation of Foundations Human Resources Consulting which will be based in Lexington Kentucky and led by former executives from a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp. → Read More