Health Care

New Rules Consolidate Care In State's Mental Health Clinics (The New York Sun)

16 May 2008

State health officials, in an effort to integrate care in mental health clinics, are changing the regulations for operating clinics that treat New Yorkers suffering from mental illness and substance abuse problems. Under the new rules, clinics will be able to treat individuals with both ailments, officials said. Previously, burdensome and expensive licensing requirements largely prevented ...

Expanded health-care legislation advances (Courier-Post)

16 May 2008

A plan to mandate health insurance for all New Jersey children and expand coverage for some parents, the first step in an attempt to bring universal health care to the state, began working its way through the Legislature Thursday.

Health Care Foundation distributes $290,000 (The Daily News)

16 May 2008

The local Health Care Foundation recently awarded nearly $290,000 in its annual distribution to charitable community groups.