Sentences with phrase «health care funding plan»

Flanked by some rather uncomfortable looking legislative leaders, Cuomo insisted that his two - year education and health care funding plan is crucial, explaining:

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• Pager, a New York - based mobile - first patient engagement and care navigation platform for large health plans and health systems, raised funding of an undisclosed amount.

A recent Commonwealth Fund study co-authored by Collins looked at how much low - income people, who would otherwise be eligible for Medicaid if their state had expanded the program, would pay in premiums and out - of - pocket health costs if they enrolled in «silver» Obamacare plans and if they were «medium» users of health care.

More recently, Harper has tried to stake out the middle ground in the health care debate, advancing a policy that not only mimics the Liberals» stance, but goes beyond the governing party's plans in terms of expanding the publicly funded system.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

Now more than ever, self - funded employers are seeking financial value from the health benefits plan they provide while still maintaining quality of care.

Specific policies include a Doctors and Nurses Fund to increase training capacity for new health care professionals; working with Aboriginal communities to close the gap in the health status of Aboriginal peoples; and the introduction of a drug plan to ensure Canadians have access to catastrophic drug coverage.

If a republican is against government handouts and government funded health care and retirement plans, then they should give up the ones they are enjoying which we tax payers are paying for each and every republican house and senate member.

«As governor of Texas, Rick Perry has pursued a single - minded agenda: Take away women's health care, destroy Planned Parenthood, and block women's access to safe abortion care,» the Planned Parenthood Action fund wrote in a recent petition drive.

Planned Parenthood and NARAL both screamed at the passing of the Democratic pro-life Congressman Bart Stupak's amendment, insisting that it would strip women of health care» though, in fact, federal funding of abortions was something the health - care bill would have created.

Congress is considering using a health care bill or other legislation to cut most of Planned Parenthood's federal funding and direct it to federally qualified health centers that do not perform abortions.

«This issue of public sector pay has demonstrated that there is little sign of a coherent plan about how to fund the health service, education, social care, defence, housing, or transport infrastructure.»

Supported by funding from the Canadian Institute for Health Research, Professor Vedam conducted a national, mix - methods study on factors leading to divergent attitudes among maternity care providers» regarding planned home birth.

The May 1, 2011 - April 30, 2015 agreements with police dispatchers, telecommunications operators, and public works and building maintenance employees and upper police management: • * increase required employee contributions to participate in conventional preferred provider organization health plans, • * provide financial incentives to employees to switch to consumer - directed plans or managed - care plans, • * provide village funding of 40 percent of the deductible for high deductible health plans with health savings accounts and • * require employee participation in annual wellness and health risk assessment screenings in order to qualify for best rates.

Medicaid is the tool under Obamacare that is being used to plan for covering 20 - 30 million of the uninsured.The Supremes will strike a major blow against universal health care coverage if the mandate and Medicaid expansion of struck down.In addition, a negative decision on Obamacare will affect the closing of the Medicare Part D donut hole; the ability of youth remaining on parents» policies until age 26; and the funding of hundreds of community health centers.That is a lot of power being given to 5 unelected, lifetime tenure, white men.

«You might not support all of these issues, but it is important to know where you stand and where all Democrats stand on a woman's right to choose, GENDA, single payer health care, contraceptive coverage, family planning funding, campaign finance reform and the DREAM Act.»

«Under Labour's manifesto plans, health care funding would not match the demand and cost pressures on the health service,» said Anita Charlesworth, director of research and economics at the Health Foundhealth care funding would not match the demand and cost pressures on the health service,» said Anita Charlesworth, director of research and economics at the Health Foundhealth service,» said Anita Charlesworth, director of research and economics at the Health FoundHealth Foundation.

A poll commissioned by the Planned Parenthood Action Fund shows that 50 percent of voters in NY - 19 — Republican Rep. John Faso's district — support the Affordable Care Act and only 33 percent support the American Health Care Act replacement bill.

As the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote this coming Thursday on the Republican plan to replace Obamacare with the American Health Care Act, a proposal limiting New York state's funding formula for Medicaid is getting some bipartisan support.

Governor Cuomo released a state budget plan that closes a $ 2 billion dollar gap, recommends a phased in state takeover of county health care costs, and offers an ultimatum to schools to accept a teacher evaluation program or lose access to increased school funding.

Gov. David Paterson last Thursday proposed $ 5 billion in cuts over the next two years to fill a growing state budget deficit, and the plan makes deep reductions in funding to education, health care and state agencies.

Governor Cuomo released a state budget plan that closes a $ 2 billion dollar gap, recommends a phased in state takeover of county health care costs, and offers an ultimatum to schools to accept a teacher evaluation program or lose increased school funding.

N.Y. — As the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote this coming Thursday on the Republican plan to replace Obamacare with the American Health Care Act, a proposal limiting New York state's funding formula for Medicaid is getting some bipartisan support.

The state loses about a billion dollars in federal funding now that Congress has failed to renew the Child Health Plus plan, which offers health care to about 330,000 low - income children in NewHealth Plus plan, which offers health care to about 330,000 low - income children in Newhealth care to about 330,000 low - income children in New York.

But he said the uncertainty over what will happen in Washington on health care funding and on major tax changes is making it hard to plan.

Under that plan, two charitable contribution funds that can accept donations to health care and education programs.

Over the next two years, the funding plans for the NHS will see health care spending per person fall.

The resolution also preempts a number of plans in Cuomo's own budget, on taxes, free college courses for prison inmates, and spending authority over federal health care funds.

Colorado is one of 46 states that «self - fund at least one of their employee health care plans,» meaning that rather than purchasing insurance, the state pays health insurance claims with state and employee out - of - pocket insurance contributions while an insurer administers the benefits.

«These women are leading the fight to protect middle class families by raising the minimum wage, ensuring equal pay for equal work, protecting funding for Planned Parenthood, women's health care access, and reproductive rights,» Matthews said of the endorsements in a statement.

«As budget negotiations continue, we will work with the governor and legislative leaders in both houses to come up with a plan that provides funding for building a new hospital so residents in our region can access state - of - the - art health care.»

The New York State Conference of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans is sounding the alarm on three big health care issues to watch in Albany this year — higher taxes on health insurance, hospital funding and rising drug costs.

A Commonwealth Fund study finds — contrary to widespread belief — that the growth of premiums for employer - sponsored health plans has slowed nationwide since passage of the Affordable Care Act.

This is the ideal behind single payer health care (No worries about which plan to buy and how to fund it), abortion right (no worries about making a mistake in procreation), free immigration (no worries about being excluded), etc..

House Speaker Paul Ryan said a measure stripping funds from Planned Parenthood would be included in the bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act — a move that could turn off moderate Republicans, complicating the fragile coalition that the party must maintain in order to undo the massive health care Care Act — a move that could turn off moderate Republicans, complicating the fragile coalition that the party must maintain in order to undo the massive health care care law.

List of Supporting Organizations: • African Services Committee • Albany County Central Federation of Labor • Alliance for Positive Change • ATLI - Action Together Long Island • Brooklyn Kindergarten Society • NY Immigration Coalition • Catholic Charities • Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens • Catholic Charities of Buffalo • Catholic Charities of Chemung / Schuyler • Catholic Charities of Diocese of Albany • Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse • CDRC • Center for Independence of the Disabled NY • Children Defense Fund • Chinese - American Planning Council, Inc. • Citizen Action of New York • Coalition for the Homeless • Coalition on the Continuum of Care • Community Food Advocates • Community Health Net • Community Healthcare Network • Community Resource Exchange (CRE) • Day Care Council of New York • Dewitt Reformed Church • Early Care & Learning Council • East Harlem Block Nursery, Inc. • Family Reading Partnership of Chemung Valley • Fiscal Policy Institute • Food & Water Watch • Forestdale, Inc. • FPWA • GOSO • GRAHAM WINDHAM • Greater New York Labor Religion Coalition • HCCI • Heights and Hills • Housing and Services, Inc. • Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement • Jewish Family Service • Labor - Religion Coalition of NYS • Latino Commission on AIDS • LEHSRC • Make the Road New York • MercyFirst • Met Council • Metro New York Health Care for All • Mohawk Valley CAA • NAMI • New York Association on Independent Living • New York Democratic County Committee • New York State Community Action Association • New York State Network for Youth Success • New York StateWide Senior Action Council • NYSCAA • Park Avenue Christian Church (DoC) / UCC • Partnership with Children • Met Council • Professional Staff Congress • PSC / CUNY AFT Local 2334 • ROCitizen • Schenectady Community Action Program, Inc. • SCO Family of Services • SICM — Schenectady Community Ministries • Sunnyside Community Services • Supportive Housing Network of New York, Inc • The Alliance for Positive Change • The Children's Village • The Door — A Center of Alternatives • The Radical Age Movement • UJA - Federation of New York • United Neighborhood Houses • University Settlement • Urban Pathways, Inc • Women's Center for Education & Career Advancement

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

Ratcheting up the pressure in a bitter battle between New York City and the state over health care costs, the city's public hospital system is planning on suing New York State officials over a payment of some $ 380 million in federal funding it says the state is unlawfully withholding.

The Affordable Care Act allows for taxpayer funded subsidies to purchase health care plans on the exchanCare Act allows for taxpayer funded subsidies to purchase health care plans on the exchancare plans on the exchanges.

«This bill's attacks on Planned Parenthood would create an undue burden on women's fundamental constitutional right to reproductive health care, while placing unconstitutional conditions on federal dollars that fund vital services like breast cancer screenings, STD tests, and more.»

City Mental Health Plans: First Lady Chirlane McCray, Chair of the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, announced a $ 30 million public - private partnership to support the new Connections to Care program, which will «integrate mental health services into programs already serving low - income communities.&Health Plans: First Lady Chirlane McCray, Chair of the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, announced a $ 30 million public - private partnership to support the new Connections to Care program, which will «integrate mental health services into programs already serving low - income communities.&health services into programs already serving low - income communities.»

The Municipal Labor Council has endorsed a plan to secure $ 3.4 billion in health care savings, plus an additional $ 1 billion from the health stabilization fund, from FY 2015 — FY 2018, which would offset a portion of the cost of implementing the pattern for all municipal bargaining units.

In the preliminary budget, the mayor made a one - time investment of $ 337 million to keep the system afloat and the new funding stems from a comprehensive report, One New York: Health Care for Our Neighborhoods, which lays out a plan for overhauling the system.

Helgerson told Capital the state's plan would fund hospitals to stay operational while the state finds ways to «transform» the health care delivery system with $ 1.2 billion in capital funding Cuomo proposed as part of his budget address last week.

A downstate Democrat is trying to reinvigorate a plan to create a publicly funded, single - payer health care system in New York state.

Disapprove HHS Planned Parenthood Funding Rule — Vote Passed (230 - 188, 12 Not Voting) The resolution would disapprove the rule issued by the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) on Dec. 19, 2016, that modifies eligibility requirements for Title X grants for family planning services to specify that states awarding funds can not prohibit a health care provider from participating for reasons other than its ability to provide Title X serHealth and Human Services Department (HHS) on Dec. 19, 2016, that modifies eligibility requirements for Title X grants for family planning services to specify that states awarding funds can not prohibit a health care provider from participating for reasons other than its ability to provide Title X serhealth care provider from participating for reasons other than its ability to provide Title X services.

Even with the Republican failure to repeal former President Barack Obama's health care law, Democratic lawmakers in some states are pressing ahead with efforts to protect birth control access, Planned Parenthood funding and abortion coverage in case...

The contributions were made two months before Cuomo announced a plan — the Capital Restructuring and Financing Program — to use $ 1.2 billion in state funds for capital projects improving the state's health care system.

Dr. Gabbay leads a federally funded State Innovation Model Planning Grant for the state of Pennsylvania funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid redesign health care for the state.

These two gifts will fund related projects that are central to a much larger plan at the University that includes multiple data - driven discovery programs to improve health and medical care.