by Dan DeMarle | Oct 25, 2024 | Autism, Health Care, Health Insurance
Since 2011 NY State has required meaningful coverage for autism under state-regulated plans. New York’s autism insurance bills, S 4005-A and A 6305A, were enacted in 2011 and became effective on November 1, 2012. Prior to that Autism was considered a preexisting...
by Dan DeMarle | Sep 30, 2024 | Health Care, Health Insurance, Mental Health
The NYS School Environmental Health Conference will be taking place on October 24, 2024, at the Holiday Inn Saratoga Springs in beautiful Saratoga Springs, New York. The theme for this year’s free, full-day conference will be Climate Action in Schools: Prevention,...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 25, 2024 | Health Care, Health Insurance, Health/Healthy Life Styles
The NYS School Environmental Health Conference will be taking place on October 24, 2024, at the Holiday Inn Saratoga Springs in beautiful Saratoga Springs, New York. The theme for this year’s free, full-day conference will be Climate Action in Schools: Prevention,...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 25, 2024 | Asthma/Allergies, Health Care, Health Insurance, School Districts
The Guidelines for Managing Allergies and Anaphylaxis in Schools have been updated and are available at School Health Services | New York State Education Department (nysed.gov). The updated guidelines comply with Public Health Law 2500-H*2, This law requires the New...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 8, 2023 | Health Care, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Mother's Health, Parents/Guardians, Postpartum Depression
Medicaid provisions in the recently passed federal spending bill include requiring states to provide 12 months of continuous Medicaid eligibility for children and a permanent option for states to provide 12 months of postpartum coverage. Click this link to read he...
by Dan DeMarle | Jun 7, 2020 | Health Care, Health Insurance, Health/Healthy Life Styles
Food insecurity — uncertainty about or a lack of consistent access to food that meets the needs of household members — is a persistent social problem in the United States that affected roughly 14.3 million households in 2018 and nearly 14% of households...