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ALBANY, N.Y., March 12 – Legislation establishing a Health Care Proxy Registry in the Department of Health is before both houses of the New York State Legislature.
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New York Governor Eliot Spitzers plan to revamp health care in the state by expanding some programs, streamlining others, and implementing various cost-cutting measures has received mixed reactions, as noted in the last issue of Insurance Advocate. But Spitzer, of course, is not the only person in Albany with plans for reform. Various bills have been drafted recently. Among them:
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TRENTON, N.J., March 9 – Two HMOs, Aetna U.S. Healthcare, and University Health Plans, have been fined for violating the states prompt payment of claims regulations under consent agreements divulged in the 2006 winter newsletter of the state Department of Insurance.
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ALBANY, N.Y., March 8 – The New York State Power Authority and the Thruway Authority have been advised to stop paying health insurance premiums for their board members by state Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo. One hundred letters have also been sent to New York State authorities which have enabling statutes prohibiting the payment of health insurance benefits to board members. The authorities are all being informed that compensation for their board members is illegal.
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ALBANY, N.Y., March 2 – Legislation that would authorize the creation of a 19-member task force to develop a plan for the provision and financing of universal long-term care insurance for all elderly New Yorkers has been introduced into the Senate and Assembly.
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Governor Eliot Spitzer has made health care a priority. Many in congress are making health care a priority. Presidential candidates are making health care a priority. President Bush says health care is a priority. A great many groups exist exclusively to make health care a priority.
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ALBANY, N.Y., February 20 – Applicants for unemployment insurance would be able to receive information on Child Health Plus Insurance under legislation introduced in the New York State Senate.
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That old adage, Where you stand depends on where you sit, takes on a particularly poignant ring when it is applied to the health care proposals President George W. Bush outlined in his State of the Union address earlier this month.
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TRENTON, N.J., February 11 – Two key legislators are attempting to torpedo the new proposed medical fee schedule being drafted by the Insurance Department.
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TRENTON, N.J., January 31 – Governor Jon Corzine signed into law, effective immediately, legislation that allows the states school districts to enter joint insurance fund programs with municipalities for life and health insurance. The new law replaces the existing law that banned such joint purchases.
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ALBANY, N.Y., January 29 – Legislation amending the Insurance Law with respect to termination of a health care professionals participation in a managed care plan was introduced in the New York State Assembly.
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ALBANY, N.Y., January 26 – Tax-free withdrawals from retirement IRAs and retirement annuities to pay for long-term care insurance premiums would be allowed under a bill introduced in the New York State Senate.
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ALBANY, N.Y., January 22 – The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) has proposed a health care reform plan that the association said focuses on long-term changes necessary to improve patient care and achieve lasting reform.
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TRENTON, NJ. , January 7 – The first steps in enacting a new auto insurance medical fee schedule have been taken, but the battle is far from over as insurance companies say the fees proposed are too much, while doctors who receive the payments say they are not enough.
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ALBANY, N.Y., January 2 – The Employer Alliance for Affordable Health Care, the Business Council of New York State, and other groups have presented state lawmakers a petition calling for the creation of a Health Insurance Mandate Review Commission.
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New York State Governor-Elect Eliot Spitzer believes that Medicaid reform is an essential part of a much-needed change in New York States health care, as it is the largest and fastest-growing part of the state budget.
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FARMINGTON, Conn., December 14 – Specialty insurance company Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. has expanded its Tech//404, which is a liability product for health care organizations. The expansion, according to Darwin, is in response to increasing exposure to network security and data privacy losses.
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TRENTON, N.J., December 5 – The bill mandating expanded health insurance coverage for alcoholism, drug abuse and mental health (see related story on www.Insurance-Advocate.com) faces possible veto by the governor because the costs for it may be four times as much as originally stated.
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ALBANY, N.Y., December 4 – Signature Health Center, LLC, a diagnostic and treatment center in the Bronx and Hempstead, Long Island, received $1.3 million in Medicaid overpayments, according to an audit released by the Office of the State Comptroller.
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CHICAGO, ILL., December 1 – Bankers Conseco Life Insurance Company will begin selling health and life insurance plans, including those specifically designed for seniors, through their career agent force in the state of New York, effective immediately, the company announced.
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TORONTO, Canada, November 30 – The Independent Order of Foresters will launch a new sales organization in January 2007 to sell its life insurance products and annuities in the United States. Foresters said that the network of independent agencies will be known as Foresters Financial Partners Inc., with offices across the U.S.
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BOSTON, Mass., November 28 – OneBeacon Insurance Group has announced that it will enter the group Accidental Death & Dismemberment market. The company is targeting product availability by mid-2007.
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ALBANY, N.Y., November 17 – AXA Equitable, a principal life insurance subsidiary of AXA Financial, Inc., has signed a new lease until 2023 for expansion in Syracuse. The company plans to acquire 316,000 square feet of leased space, adding a new data technology facility, conference center, office space, and cafeteria. The renovations are expected to begin in 2007.
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ALBANY, N.Y., November 16 – A Childrens Defense Fund of New York (CDF-NY) report states that the total number of uninsured children in New York State was 415,000 in 2005. The number has increased by 61,000 from 2004 to 2005, a 17 percent jump, and the first increase in a decade.
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