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Federal Suit Traces Medicaid Fraud to the Top of NYS Government - Empire Center for Public Policy
6+ hour, 32+ min ago (1319+ words) The Trump administration's latest salvo against Medicaid fraud takes aim at a different kind of target " two high-ranking New York officials along with a major state contractor. A civil suit filed Tuesday by the Justice Department accuses the state's health…...
It Is Time to Rethink the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Empire Center for Public Policy
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (290+ words) Before budget negotiations, Gov. Hochul warned that unless New York changes its climate plans, New Yorkers could face a $2. 26-per-gallon increase in gasoline prices. The reason is the so-called "cap-and-invest" scheme, under which energy companies would have to buy greenhouse…...
Healthcare Highlights in the New State Budget - Empire Center for Public Policy
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1309+ words) Governor Hochul's focus on affordability seems to have skipped over the healthcare portions of the new state budget. The deal finalized May 27 between Hochul and the Legislature, which was came almost two months into new fiscal year, allows state Medicaid…...
A Bullying Lawyer Trapped an Innocent Woman in a Five-Year Court Battle " but New York Law can't Make her Whole - Empire Center for Public Policy
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (107+ words) We like to associate the law with justice'protecting the innocent and punishing the wrongdoers. But sometimes our laws punish the innocent and protect the wrongdoers instead. Dutchess County mom Vika Shock learned this the hard way. In November 2020, a process…...
Lawmakers Consider Hiking Fees for Filling Prescriptions - Empire Center for Public Policy
2+ week, 1+ day ago (495+ words) Legislation that would potentially increase New York's pharmacy costs by hundreds of millions of dollars annually is moving toward final passage in Albany's end-of-session rush. The bill would require the companies that process prescription drug claims on behalf of most…...
Lack of Common Sense on Energy in the Budget - Empire Center for Public Policy
3+ week, 1+ day ago (572+ words) Lack of Common Sense on Energy in the Budget Anyone hoping the governor would make even modest, common-sense changes to New York's disastrous energy policies will be disappointed. The energy portion of the budget is out, and the nonsense still…...
Budget Deal Reportedly Earmarks $100 M for 1199 and Extends MCO Tax - Empire Center for Public Policy
4+ week, 1+ day ago (862+ words) As Governor Hochul and legislative leaders rush to finalize the overdue state budget, outlines of some healthcare-related deals have begun to emerge from the closed-door negotiations. Those deals reportedly include subsidizing a benefit fund affiliated with 1199 SEIU and extending a…...
New York Schools will Spend More and Deliver Less - Again - Empire Center for Public Policy
1+ mon, 6+ hour ago (691+ words) As voters across New York head to the polls to decide their local school budgets, the big question " why New York schools deliver poor results despite spending the most in the nation " is barely on anyone's mind. New York's fourth-grade…...
New York's School Districts Plan To Spend Over $37 K Per Student - Empire Center for Public Policy
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (473+ words) Cover Image Credit: CC-BY-SA-3. 0/Matt H. Wade at Wikipedia School districts presenting budgets to voters on Tuesday, May 19, plan to spend an average of $37, 033 per student, up 4. 9 percent from the current school year, according to new state data. Data collected by…...
It is Time to Rethink New York's Renewable Energy Mandates - Empire Center for Public Policy
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (605+ words) The Coalition for Safe and Reliable Energy petitioned the New York State Public Service Commission to hold a hearing to evaluate whether to temporarily suspend or modify the obligations under the Renewable Energy Program established as part of the Climate…...