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Capital Region training opportunity for nonprofits addressing health
Times Union by Bethany Bump; Published 12:56 pm EST, Wednesday, March 6, 2019 ALBANY — The NY StateWide Senior Action Council is looking for small community-based organizations from around the Capital Region interested in addressing social determinants of health. The...
Brooklyn Launches Patrol to Protect Seniors From Scams
Watch the News 12 Video Borough President Eric Adams, NY StateWide Senior Action Council and the Brooklyn-wide Interagency Council on Aging are launching a patrol to combat Medicare and Medicaid fraud. State officials say Brooklyn residents in Kings County lose more...
New Medicare Advantage Tool To Control Drug Prices Could Narrow Choices
Health insurers who offer Medicare Advantage plans have permission to soon require patients to try less expensive alternatives to some before receiving pricier drugs. Starting next year, Medicare Advantage plans will be able to add restrictions on expensive,...
StateWide testifies on proposed state budget
Valatie doctor charged in scam: Telemedicine kickbacks cost Medicare $7M, feds claim
By Robert Gavin An anesthesiologist from Columbia County is charged with taking kickbacks in a Medicare fraud scheme in which she prescribed knee braces and topical cream for patients she never met or examined — including a man who could not walk. Federal prosecutors...
read moreA State Supreme Court judge ruled that a lawsuit over inaccessible subway stations can move forward.
June 5, 2019 Today was a big day for our state lawsuit which attacks the widespread inaccessibility of the subway system under the New York City Human Rights Law. Judge Hagler, ruling from the bench, denied the MTA and the City of New York’s motions to dismiss our...
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