New York

CMS expands Medicare fraud patrol program

November 28, 2011

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is offering $9 million in grants to expand a program that trains retirees to spot Medicare fraud.

Physicians unhappy with palliative care act

June 08, 2011

New York State's Palliative Care Information Act, which was passed last summer and implemented in February, is meeting resistance from doctors who treat patients at the end of their life.

Groups release blueprint in response to New York's call to overhaul Medicaid spending

November 29, 2010

Two groups recently unveiled a blueprint for home- and community-based services reform in New York. The report is in response to a call from the Citizens Budget Commission to fundamentally restructure Medicaid spending in the state.

Governor makes case for transferring costs of dual eligibles to federal government

January 14, 2010

New York Gov. David Paterson (D) is attempting to build a "national, bipartisan movement" among big states to shift the costs of dual eligible beneficiaries to the federal government, according to recent reports.

Group suggests slashing nursing home spending to help fix New York's budget problems

January 06, 2010

One Albany-based group is recommending significant cuts to nursing homes and home care as a way to pare down New York's $3.2 billion deficit.

New York's highest court suspends law regulating nursing homes' withdrawal of money

December 02, 2009

A New York State Supreme Court justice sided with for-profit nursing homes in a recent decision. Justice Matthew Rosenbaum temporarily suspended a law giving the state's Department of Health authority over when a nursing home can access its own funds.

New York suspends H1N1 vaccine requirement for healthcare workers

October 26, 2009

The New York State Health Department halted a regulation requiring all healthcare workers in the state to receive both the H1N1 and seasonal flu inoculations.

New York to publicly name providers that billed Medicaid for deceased beneficiaries

August 20, 2009

The New York Office of the Medicaid Inspector General plans to identify on its Web site those healthcare providers that have billed Medicaid for services provided to deceased beneficiaries.