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New York, NY - The New York Academy of Medicine announced today its support of Governor David A. Paterson’s new proposal to lower the cost of healthier beverages in tandem with taxing sugary beverages. The proposal will exempt low-calorie beverages from all state and local sales taxes, while also adding a tax on beverages containing more than ten calories per eight ounces. The new proposal will encourage the consumption of low-calorie beverages, a critical step in helping to reduce obesity among children and adults across the state.
“This proposal doubles the reasons for consumers to move away from sugary, high-calorie beverages,” said Jo Ivey Boufford, MD, NYAM President. “The penny per ounce tax idea was already a strong, evidence-based public health intervention. Exempting water and low-calorie beverages from state and local sales taxes strengthen the intervention by making healthier options more affordable. It’s responsive to the community, to industry, and to our mounting obesity epidemic. The legislature should approve this new proposal now.”
Posted on May 21, 2010
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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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