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A story in the June 20 edition of the Daily News explains the results of Dr. Ruth Finkelstein's new syringe-sales study. Her research shows that nearly one-third of pharmacies in New York City that are registered to participate in the syringe access program are not, in fact, allowing customers to purchase syringes without a prescription. Pharmacies in the Bronx has been less compliant than those in other boroughs, with 67 percent failing to participate in the syringe access program.
A syringe access law adopted in January, 2001 allows syringes to be sold to customers without a prescription. The law was adopted as part of an effort to reduce disease transmission from used needles. Injection drug use has been the driving force behind New York City's HIV epidemic for more than a decade, according to Finkelstein.
Posted on June 20, 2002
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The 2012-2013 Duncan Clark Lecture - The Affordable Care Act: An Insider’s View
Featured Speaker: Sherry Glied, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
November 19, 2012 - The NYAM Section on Health Care Delivery welcomes Sherry Glied, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who will deliver the 2012-2013 Duncan Clark Lecture on "The Affordable Care Act: An Insider's View."
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The New York Academy of Medicine with support from the New York State Heath Foundation released a new report, Federal Health Care Reform in New York State: A Population Health Perspective.
This report identifies opportunities that build on both the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) and New York’s ongoing efforts toward improving the health of its 19 million residents.
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