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The article reports that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered a panel composing of government and health care industry officials to find ways to save 2.5 billion dollars from the Medicaid program.

This section offers news briefs on healthcare as of August 12, 2019. A whistleblower's upcoding complaint against Baylor Scott & White Health was dismissed by U.S. District Judge David Ezra. The Alliance for Better Health has partnered with managed-care organization MVP Health Care to invest in non-profit community organizations in Albany, New York. Several Medicaid managed care companies have been chosen to manage patients in Louisiana.

The article discusses the case of a New York City woman who has infected her male partner with the Zika virus through sex, the first time female-to-male transmission has been documented. Topics mentioned include what the Zika virus could cause, the prediction of the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama in late 2015 regarding the federal budget deficit for the fiscal year 2016, and Fitch Ratings' move to lower the credit rating of Catholic Health Initiatives.

The article offers healthcare related news briefs in the U.S. as of October 2014. Topics discussed include approval from federal government's to New York state to implement its healthcare delivery system, Jewish Health System's new division called HealthForce to help other providers to improve current coding guidelines the ICD-10, and Orange, California based St. Joseph Health's loss from operations.

The article reports on the proposed cut by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to state spending on Medicaid in the coming year as the state scrambles to close a 10 billion U.S. dollar gap in 2011. Cuomo said that the state is functionally bankrupt as it faces budget shortfalls as the economy recovers from the recession. Those who objected to the governor's budget include Greater New York Hospital Association president Kenneth Raske and New York healthcare union head Dennis Rivera.

Presents news briefs related to medical care in the United States (U.S.) as of October 8, 2001. Tax-exempt rules of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service for not-for-profit hospitals; Estimated costs of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City to hospitals in the area; Plans of ServiceMaster to sell its management services division.

The article examines the impact of Hurricane Sandy in 2012 on the operations of advertising agencies located in New York City. Temporary offices created by agencies whose offices were without electric power as a result of the storm are discussed, particularly the use of the ballroom of the InterContinental Hotel in midtown Manhattan by the media buying service Horizon Media, which the agency rented at a daily rate of $40,000.

Reports that World Trade Center tenants rushed to produce emergency advertisements last week to inform customers and employees of temporary relocation plans. Building closed February 26, 1993 after a bomb exploded in the underground parking garage; Isn't expected to open again until April; Details of the ads that were placed; Details of the explosion; Temporary relocation of employees; More.