New York State’s Wasdworth Labs are partnering with a private pharmaceutial company to search out improved diagnostic tests and treatment for tick-borne diseases like Lyme Disease. Governor Cuomo’s office says the State Health Department is partnering with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, a leading biotech company. The department’s Wasdworth Lab has accumulated a lot of information on ticks […]
An audit of the New York State Health Department finds DOH made more than $16.5 million dollars in erroneous payments to home health care providers over a three-and-a-half year period. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office says this was mainly because the agency mistakenly paid for more days of home care than were actually provided. His […]
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says an audit shows the State Health Department overpaid Managed Care Organizations by nearly $19 million in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, partly because of a flaw in the way it calculates premiums. DiNapoli’s staff says the state could overpay by nearly $57 million over the next three years if […]