NEWS - MARCH 2005

Health Care Reform Act initially slowed spending, but New York's hospital system is growing again, report shows (March 28, 2005)
Council urges lawmakers to change statute governing NYPA power sources (March 28, 2005)
Medicaid spending on elderly is billions higher in New York, but care may not be better, report shows (March 28, 2005)
Lawmakers agree on a top Council priority: single-sales factor reform (March 25, 2005)
Report: New York must control Medicaid's hospital spending (March 24, 2005)
Four diverse panelists agree: New York's economic policies have hurt its economy (March 22, 2005)
Governor renews call for Medicaid reform before business leaders; Senate Majority Leader urges single-sales factor tax reform (March 22, 2005)
Business leaders, county executives, farmers rally for Medicaid reform in Albany (March 22, 2005)
Council urges lawmakers to enact single-sales factor tax reform (March 22, 2005)
Governor Pataki to keynote Business Council's annual Small Business Day (March 21, 2005)
Report: To restrain Medicaid spending, New York should emulate Massachusetts (March 21, 2005)
Six New York State elementary schools to receive Business Council’s Pathfinder Awards in separate ceremonies in April (March 18, 2005)
New York's school spending is second-highest in the country, a new Census Bureau report shows. (March 18, 2005)
Senator Charles Schumer to keynote March 23 Binghamton University research symposium (March 18, 2005)
Report: New York's high Medicaid costs are driven by spending on "all of the above" (March 17, 2005)
Governor reportedly secures new conditional federal Medicaid aid (March 16, 2005)
Medicaid reform and high costs of doing business in New York will be focus of Small Business Day March 22 in Albany (March 15, 2005)
Survey: New York employers among least optimistic about second-quarter hiring (March 15, 2005)
Public Policy Institute launches Medicaid Watch '05, a series of reports documenting the case for Medicaid reforms to reduce total spending (March 14, 2005)
Council urges state to eliminate controversial surcharge on energy (March 7, 2005)
State Assemblyman Robin Schimminger (D-Kenmore) has introduced a nine-bill Medicaid reform package (March 3, 2005)
New York State’s county officials, farmers, and business leaders hold two more rallies to urge Albany to give Medicaid relief to counties, taxpayers (March 2, 2005)

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