Posts Tagged ‘public policy’
The New York State Department of Health must do more to ensure resident health and safety
The Office of the Comptroller released an audit that found the NYS Department of Health (DOH) efforts and transparency were controlled by the prior Executive’s narrative, and often misled the public, including when it came to the number of nursing home resident deaths. The audit also found that DOH was unprepared to respond to infectious…
Read MoreCenter for Elder Law & Justice invited to provide testimony at State 2020 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing
On Wednesday, January 29th, the New York State Legislature is holding the 2020 Joint Budget Hearing on Health. Supervising Attorney Lindsay Heckler is invited to give testimony on behalf of the Center for Elder Law & Justice, and will specifically address concerns with the lack of transparency and public involvement in the Medicaid budgeting process. Lindsay…
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