Health Care
In our nation’s capital, the extensive debate over federal health care reform focused attention both on how best to provide health insurance as well as how best to deliver high-quality, affordable health care. One way in which New York State is taking a lead in the latter is by focusing our resources on developing and strengthening primary and preventive care. To achieve ...
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Health Care
If some form of health care reform happens in Washington, then we in New York will have the opportunity to improve on it. If national legislation doesn’t happen, there will be an even greater need for New York to tackle health care reform.Either way, this is a time to think about what values and social policy ought to guide reform. At the heart of the debate is the ...
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Health Care
Obesity and smoking are two of New York’s greatest public health challenges. These avoidable conditions impair happiness, inhibit life success and cause many chronic and debilitating conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, lung and other cancers, and emphysema. Obesity and smoking are particularly prevalent in lower income populations already ...
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Health Care
At more than $50 billion, Medicaid spending in New York State has almost doubled since 2000 when total spending was $29.9 billion. Today, Medicaid spending represents more than one third of the entire state budget. In addition, enrollment is projected to increase in the 2010-11 fiscal year to 4.7 million, a 9.5 percent increase over the current year. In 2000 enrollment was 2.7 ...
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By Sen. Neil Breslin, By Assembly Member Joseph Morelle, By Superintendent James Wrynn
No-Fault System Needs To Be Fixed To Restore Its Original PurposeBy Superintendent James WrynnNew York’s no-fault system is broken and needs to be fixed. Flaws in the system encourage unscrupulous individuals to engage in fraud and undermine the system’s intended purpose of restoring accident victims to health and productivity as swiftly as possible. The problem ...
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From thundering Niagara Falls to bustling Manhattan, the climate of New York is changing. Records show that spring is arriving earlier, summers are growing hotter and winters are becoming warmer. These changes are consistent with global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions. According to researchers, if greenhouse gas emissions in New York continue to grow unabated, the ...
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Each citizen in New York has an interdependent relationship with the environment. We thrive and grow from the environment’s natural treasures, and simultaneously impact the earth’s health with our actions.Two major initiatives to protect the environment have passed the New York State Assembly and have considerable support in the State Senate. The bills will help to ...
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Each citizen in New York has an interdependent relationship with the environment. We thrive and grow from the environment’s natural treasures, and simultaneously impact the earth’s health with our actions.Two major initiatives to protect the environment have passed the New York State Assembly and have considerable support in the State Senate. The bills will help to ...
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By State Sen. Tom Libous, State Sen. Darrel Aubertine, State Sen. David Valesky
Upstate New York: A New Way Of ThinkingBy State Sen. David ValeskyUpstate New York, like any other region of the state or nation, has many inherent strengths, including available land and natural resources, geographic proximity to markets, a strong manufacturing base and skilled workforce, and a high concentration of colleges, universities and research centers.Yet, despite ...
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By Rep. Eliot Engel, Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, State Sen. Darrel Aubertine
Calling Card Consumer Protection Act Will Protect New Yorkers From Unsavory TacticsBy Rep. Eliot EngelCalling cards are an invaluable resource for people without long-distance telephone service in their home or those who make frequent overseas calls. Common users are students, members of the Armed Forces, those who have family living outside of the United States and those who ...
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Clean Energy Jobs In New York’s Economic FutureBy Garry BrownAs a result of growing concerns about climate change, along with justifiable fears about high energy prices and fossil fuel shortages, we find ourselves at an important crossroad in terms of finding a way to meet future energy needs.Fossil fuels—oil, natural gas, coal—provide about 50 percent of New ...
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By The Capitol
February 26th, 2009
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER KEVIN CAHILL, STATE SEN. KEVIN PARKER, FRANCIS MURRAY, ...
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BY SUPERINTENDENT ERIC DINALLO & BY STATE SEN. NEIL ...
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By The Capitol
December 18th, 2008
By Assembly Member Audrey Pheffer, Dr. Melodie Mayberry-Stewart & Rep. Eliot ...
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By The Capitol
November 13th, 2008
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER JAMES BRENNAN, COMMISSIONER ASTRID GLYNN & REP. JERROLD ...
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BY STATE SEN. JOHN BONACIC, DEBORAH VANAMERONGEN and ASSEMBLY MEMBER ANNETTE ...
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By The Capitol
September 22nd, 2008
BY JOHN SABINI, STATE SEN. WILLIAM LARKIN, JR., and ASSEMBLY MEMBER J. GARY ...
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State Sen. Thomas Morahan, Commissioner Michael Hogan, Rep. John Hall, and Assembly Member Peter ...
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BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER PETER ABBATE, COMMISSIONER NANCY GROENWEGEN, AND STATE SEN. DIANE ...
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State Sen. David Valesky, Assembly Member William Magee, Commissioner Patrick Hooker and State Sen. Cathy ...
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By Paul Tonko, Rep. Steve Israel, State Sen. Kevin Parker and Assembly Member Andrew ...
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By The Capitol
February 11th, 2008
By Paul Tonko, Rep. Steve Israel, State Sen. Kevin Parker and Assembly Member Andrew ...
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