The Daily News

Quick Links

Daily News Archives

2009

August (21)
December (12)
July (21)
June (5)
November (18)
October (20)
September (21)

2010

April (21)
August (21)
February (18)
January (19)
July (21)
June (21)
March (21)
May (20)
September (2)

09/03/2010

FamilyCare Program
N.J. faces class-action lawsuit by immigrants denied FamilyCare in budget cuts (nj.com) Seton Hall Law School's Center for Social Justice filed a class action lawsuit today against New Jersey on behalf of low-income legal immigrants who have been denied state-funded Medicaid health insurance under the FamilyCare program due to recent budget cuts.

Read More
New Jersey SIDS Rate
SIDS rate down in NJ (northjersey.com)The number of babies dying from sudden infant death syndrome has dropped significantly in New Jersey, far outpacing the decline nationwide, according to a new report from the SIDS Center of New Jersey.

Read More
Medicaid
CMS issues guidance for implementing coding initiative in Medicaid (ahanews.com) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday issued initial guidance to state Medicaid directors implementing the National Correct Coding Initiative for Medicaid claims filed on or after Oct. 1, 2010, as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Read More
Health Care Costs
Employers Push Costs for Health on Workers (nytimes.com) As health care costs continue their relentless climb, companies are increasingly passing on higher premium costs to workers.

Read More

Full Report
New York Hospitals
Public Hospitals Look to Overhaul Affiliations With Medical Schools (nytimes.com)New York City’s public hospital system is embarking on a long-term attempt to gain more control over running its 11 hospitals by renegotiating longstanding affiliation contracts with some of the city’s most powerful medical schools.

Read More