LEGAL ACTION CENTER

Need-to-Know News: July 5-9, 2010

July 09, 2010

LAC Director Paul N. Samuels is featured in the newly released healthcare reform issue of National Council magazine. Look for his piece in the Capital Perspectives section.
Registration is now open for Legal Rights and Risks of Adolescents in the Age of AIDS, a free training by LAC in Buffalo, NY, on July 27. Click here to register online.

State

As promised, Gov. David A. Paterson delivered vetoes of about 6,700 spending measures passed by the Legislature, including up to $190 million in member items that fund libraries, community centers, and nonprofits around the state. But the cuts do not close the state's deficit, and Paterson left open the possibility that he would veto the next revenue bill. He also warned that the state could run out of money in six weeks and threatened to call legislators back to Albany if they did not act soon.

National

President Obama used a recess appointment to bypass Congress and appoint Dr. Donald M. Berwick of Harvard to run Medicare and Medicaid.
The New York Times editorial board pressed the Department of Health and Human Services to issue new rules to broaden access to needle exchanges in programs across the nation.

"Recovery and the Media," the latest in SAMHSA's Road to Recovery series, premiered this week. Click here to view it.
NIATx announced its free action campaign webinar, to be broadcast live from its summit in Cincinnati on July 13. Click here to read more about the campaign, dedicated to helping behavioral healthcare organizations improve services, reduce costs, and increase revenue.