State officials are funneling hundreds of millions to community health providers as the state begins its long-awaited Medicaid experiment, which will use the public health dollars in ways they haven’t been used before.Nine regional organizations, including three in the city, are set to receive $500 million over the next three years to coordinate the state’s long-awaited Medicaid pilot program, known as the 1115 waiver, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday.The $7.5-billion-program is designed to test new ways for New York to use Medicaid dollars, including on rent payments, fresh produce and non-medical transportation.The awardees will operate social care networks, which will be responsible for screening the state’s 7 million-plus Medicaid enrollees and connecting them with social services. The networks will also work with a dedicated Medicaid plan to coordinate payments among other community-based organizations that provide housing, nutrition assistance and transportation. Organizations tapped to run the 1115 waiver networks range from physician associations to public health nonprofits. The networks are scattered across the state, and three will oversee the Medicaid pilot in New York City.Tribeca-based nonprofit Public Health Solutions will operate a social care network for Medicaid enrollees in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn, while Northwell Health subsidiary Staten Island Provider Payment Systems will lead the pilot for that borough. SOMOS Community Care, a politically... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'
[ Crains New York | 2024-08-08 09:33:04 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#social services
#clock ticks
#somos
The Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group is closing Imprint, a move that will eliminate six editorial positions and three in marketing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#children's publishing
#macmillan
#editorial positions
#closing imprint
#macmillan children
Author and entrepreneur Kristina Bingham Jones is using the release of her first children's book as an opportunity to help grieving children cope with their losses in a new online community. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#children's book
#online community
In its 40th year, the American Book Producers Association has turned to virtual events to keep up with members and keep the industry informed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#virtual events
#40th year
Vice Media Group has named Ogilvy's Nadja Bellan-White to the role of global CMO, the publisher announced today. The newly created position will put Bellan-White in charge of the Vice portfolio's branding, communications and marketing internationally, leading the brand narrative for the... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2020-10-02 15:56:59 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#publisher announced
#creative agency
#global cmo
#vice news
#vice tv
An open letter expressing “love and solidarity for the trans and non-binary community”, spearheaded by authors Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Daisy Johnson, has garnered support from more than 200 writers, including Malorie Blackman, Jeanette Winterson and Joanne Harris. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 14:25:47 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#show solidarity
In the first major industry-wide environmental initiative in several years, the Book Industry Study Group, along with BookNet Canada and the U.K.-based Book Industry Communications, have formed the International Green Book Supply Chain Alliance. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#book industry
#booknet canada
Georgia's book fair surveyed the impact of the pandemic and issued a statement of support for Belarusian writers and publishers. The post Tbilisi Book Fair States Support for Belarus Opposition; PEN America Backs Alexievich appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-28 19:12:36 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#book fair
UK staffers at Penguin Random House have already been told they should again work from home if they can, following the step-change in government guidance as coronavirus infection rates rise. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-23 00:00:21 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#penguin random house
A group of writers and others associated with the PEN America community has publicly decried what it calls the "dismantling" of the nonprofit's Emerging Voices fellowships, even as senior leadership at PEN America released a missive over the weekend pledging to implement "a structured program... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
The African Studies Association UK has recognized Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, and the National Book Foundation honors author Walter Mosley. The post New Honors for Bibi Bakare-Yusuf in the UK, Walter Mosley in the States appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-14 14:33:31 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#national book foundation
#walter mosley
#states appeared
Plus: EmblemHealth, Somos ink value-based deal Northwell's Feinstein Institutes designated key aging-research center, gets $1.7M to fund pilots Covid-19 challenges Montefiore's... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2020-09-10 09:30:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#somos
Oxford University Press has appointed Lisa Attenborough as its new group communications director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-02 03:02:21 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#oxford university press
The Publishers Association and Pearson are to sit in on the Creative Industries Advisory Group, to assist in steering "ongoing and upcoming trade negotiations" in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-01 06:08:05 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#pearson
With voter registration deadlines approaching and misinformation around voter fraud spreading, a newly-formed coalition of writers is volunteering their time to defeat Donald Trump in the presidential election this fall. The group, Writers Against Trump—whose initial members include Paul Auster,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-08-25 17:07:21 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#literary community
#siri hustvedt
#presidential election
CNN’s Brian Stelter contends that Fox aids Trump in manipulating the truth and the public. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-25 15:43:28 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#news outlet
Hachette Children’s Group has acquired two YA novels-in-verse from Dean Atta, including a "must-read queer romance" publishing in 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-24 01:40:21 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#hachette children
#dean atta
Unit sales of romance ebooks 'increased 17 percentage points from January through May 2020' in the US market, NPD Books reports. The post Trade-Published Romance Sees a Coronavirus Boost in the States appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-20 14:14:36 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#ebooks
#states appeared
Despina Stratigakos looks at the extensive architecture and infrastructure projects Germany undertook in Norway during World War II. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-20 12:10:17 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#nazi occupation
Book Aid International sent more than 1.2 million books to 26 countries in 2019, the charity has said in its end of year report. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-17 21:48:38 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#book aid
This is cool: The Ohioana Library Association has released a map and list tracing a new “literary trail” through the state, featuring historical landmarks, museums, unique libraries, and other hidden destinations. The list isn’t limited to the state capital of Columbus, either. The selections... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-08-12 19:09:38 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#library association