Joe Baker, one of the top architects of health policy in David Paterson's administration, is considering leaving.
Several sources involved in state health-care policy said that Baker, currently the deputy secretary for Health and Human Services, is mulling a return to the Medicare Rights Center. He served as executive vice president of that organization Read More
ALBANY—Health officials unveiled this new Web site which allows the reader to see what ZIP codes have the highest rates of hospitalization for preventative ailments.
Dr. Richard Daines, commissioner of the state health department, said that in addition to showing where preventative services need to be bulked up, "the data is also very useful Read More
ALBANY—David Paterson's next proposed budget will contain a lot of cuts, but administration officials announced yesterday the state will also increase welfare grants and make it easier to get state-sponsored health insurance.
Payments meted out under a new temporary assistance program will increase 10 percent annually for three years, beginning in January 2010. This Read More
