Archive for the ‘Public Policy’ Category

The Economics of Recovery – What Recipients Want: A Look at Aligning Agendas

I find most people’s agendas are predictable; big corporations want more profits, politicians want to be reelected, bureaucrats want more job security, professionals want better outcomes, academics want more research, unions want, well, just more. But what do recipients want? Medications without...

The NYSPA Report – NYS Governor’s Executive Budget Proposal: Issues for the Mental Health System

This edition of the NYSPA Report focuses on the Governor Paterson Executive Budget Proposal for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. Customarily, the Governor’s annual budget proposal is released in January of each year. However, because, in the words of Governor Paterson, the state is facing the most...