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- A tax on sugary beverages will improve health, reduce health care costs, and provide needed revenue to health care and obesity prevention. More information about the benefits of a tax on sugary beverages.
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March 17, 2010
A Beverage Tax Would Cut the Fat
Read the op-ed by Commissioner Daines, published March 16 in Crain's New York Business
Tax on Sugary Beverages Will Help Reduce High Rates of Obesity in Monroe County, Protect Health Care Services
During a visit to Monroe County today State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D., said passage of a penny-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages is needed now to help reduce high obesity rates and protect critical health care jobs.
Medicaid Director Testifies on Fraud, Waste and Abuse
On behalf of the Department of Health and the employees of the Office of Health Insurance Programs, I thank you for inviting us to discuss the Department's programs and initiatives targeted at saving Medicaid dollars.
March 16, 2010
Tax on Sugary Beverages Will Help Reduce High Rates of Obesity in Erie County, Protect Health Care Services
During a visit to Erie County today State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D., said passage of a penny-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages is needed now to help reduce high obesity rates and protect critical health care jobs.
Governor Paterson Signs Family Health Care Decisions Act Into Law
Governor David A. Paterson today signed the Family Health Care Decisions Act (FHCDA) into law. The FHCDA allows family members to make health care decisions, including decisions about the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, on behalf of patients who lose their ability to make such decisions and have not prepared advance directives regarding their wishes.
State Health Department Warns of Mumps Outbreak at SUNY Plattsburgh: Clinton County Health to Hold Immunization Clinic This Week
Three confirmed cases of mumps have been reported at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Plattsburgh among students since February 23, this year. To prevent the spread of this outbreak, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) recommends that all students who have not received two doses of mumps vaccine be excluded from attending school at SUNY Plattsburgh until they are fully vaccinated and or can show evidence of immunity.
March 15, 2010
State Health Department Teams up With Health Care Networks and Providers on Census Outreach Campaign
As part of a comprehensive, statewide effort to ensure all New Yorkers are counted in the 2010 Census, including many populations that are traditionally hard to reach, State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D. announced today that the New York State Department of Health (DOH) is teaming up with community health care and social service providers to distribute Census materials and encourage their clients to complete Census questionnaires.
Tax on Sugary Beverages Will Help Reduce High Rates of Obesity in Bronx
State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, who practiced medicine in the South Bronx for nearly 20 years, said today that a penny-per-ounce tax on non-diet sodas and other sugary beverages will help reduce the high rate of obesity in the Bronx and reduce Bronx residents' risk for diabetes.
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