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Commission Report Likely to Become Law | The Rural Patriot
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December 14, 2006. Commission Report Likely to Become Law. Filed under: New York State. 8212; theruralpatriot @ 11:58 am. Gov Pataki supports it. Gov-Elect Spitzer supports it. The Senate decided yesterday to not reject the proposal; the Assembly didn’t touch the subject. All in all, it looks that the Commission for Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century’s proposal. Even though it appears that the proposal will become law in its entirety, there may be some room for change in the future:. Feed for com...
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Another Reason for Health Care Insurance Reform | The Rural Patriot
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November 19, 2006. Another Reason for Health Care Insurance Reform. Filed under: Federal Government. 8212; theruralpatriot @ 12:21 pm. Number of uninsured children in state up 17%. ALBANY – The number of children in New York State without health insurance grew by 17 percent last year, marking the first time that it has gone up in nearly a decade, according to a report released Tuesday. More families could simply be dropping out of increasingly costly private health insurance programs, Bragdon said. R...
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Spitzer’s Plan for Reform | The Rural Patriot
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December 1, 2006. Spitzer’s Plan for Reform. Filed under: Eliot Spitzer. 8212; theruralpatriot @ 8:47 pm. Governor-Elect Spitzer is wasting no time. Change is in the air. “… Mr. Spitzer is taking the unusual step of voluntarily adhering to tougher rules for himself and his administration, and hoping the idea catches on.”. Spitzer said while he could not force. 8211; stop accepting campaign contributions greater than $10,000. 8211; loopholes in the state’s campaign finance laws won’t be used. His announce...
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For-Profit Companies Receiving NY State Grants | The Rural Patriot
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December 7, 2006. For-Profit Companies Receiving NY State Grants. Filed under: New York State. 8212; theruralpatriot @ 12:37 pm. Only two for-profit companies have received NY State grants over the past several years. Evident Technologies Inc., received $500,000 (for operating assistance) and has ties to State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno. Plug Power has received $384,000 (“to install fuel cells at a few area farms and greenhouses”) and has ties to Gov. George Pataki. Barr said he traveled with Br...
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Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century | The Rural Patriot
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November 29, 2006. Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century. Filed under: New York State. 8212; theruralpatriot @ 5:36 pm. The Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century. Released its report on Tuesday on its “recommendations on rightsizing New York State’s hospitals and nursing homes…(which includes) consolidation, closure, conversion, and restructuring of institutions, and reallocation of local and statewide resources”. Here is a link. To the complete report. I found no me...
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Spitzer’s Bi-Partisan Efforts | The Rural Patriot
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December 7, 2006. Spitzer’s Bi-Partisan Efforts. Filed under: Eliot Spitzer. 8212; theruralpatriot @ 12:40 pm. Governor-Elect Eliot Spitzer was in Washington yesterday; a meeting was set up with the New York Delegation. Guess who didn’t show up:. None of the six returning GOP members. Not even staff members? As a candidate, Spitzer stressed how he wanted to “organize” the often scattershot congressional delegation from New York, consisting of 29 representatives and two senators. 1 Comment ». Now is not t...
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Last NYS Legislative Session for 2006 | The Rural Patriot
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December 14, 2006. Last NYS Legislative Session for 2006. Filed under: New York State. 8212; theruralpatriot @ 12:07 pm. Gov Pataki with yesterday’s results. His “civil confinement for sex offenders legislation” will not become law under his tenure as NY State Governor. This measure would “keep sexual predators confined. Barring an unforeseen last-second compromise,. The Assembly also passed legislation. Requiring insurers to cover certain mental health conditions, including major depression, bipolar dis...
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Hungry? No, You are Just Experiencing “Low Food Security” | The Rural Patriot
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November 17, 2006. No, You are Just Experiencing “Low Food Security”. Filed under: Bush Administration. 8212; theruralpatriot @ 7:31 pm. Only in America – where we switch words so that things don’t seem to be as bad as they really are. The US. government has vowed. That Americans will never be hungry again. But they may experience “very low food security.”. A hungry human being. Are we as a nation ashamed of that fact yet? From the Food Research and Action Center. The number of people. In the worst-off h...
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Medicare Part D News Items | The Rural Patriot
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November 17, 2006. Medicare Part D News Items. Filed under: Bush Administration. 8212; theruralpatriot @ 7:01 pm. Many Democratic campaign platforms included the promise to pass legislation that allows negotiation of Medicare Part D drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. Apparently, the Bush Administration still does not think that this is a good idea:. HHS Chief Opposes Negotiation of Medicare Drug Prices. 8220;Requiring the federal government to negotiate on behalf of seniors would generate signifi...
