Empire Center

The Empire Center for Public Policy, Inc. is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think tank based in Albany, New York.Our mission: Make New York a better place to live and work by promoting public policy reforms grounded in free-market princip...

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Episode 46: Medicaid Overdose

Posted December 10, 202400:10:53

In this episode of Messages of Necessity, Empire Center Senior Fellow for Health Policy Bill Hammond unpacks his latest report, Medicaid...

Episode 45: Medicaid Money Grab

Posted October 29, 202400:23:27

In this episode of Messages of Necessity, Empire Center Senior Fellow for Health Policy Bill Hammond is joined by Cam Macdonald, the Center’s General...

Episode 44: CDPAP Shake-Up

Posted October 8, 202400:18:27

In this episode of Messages of Necessity, Empire Center Senior Fellow for Health Policy Bill Hammond joins Kyle Davis, Director of Public Affairs, to...

Episode 43: COVID Cover-ups

Posted September 17, 202400:28:49

In this episode of Messages of Necessity, Empire Center Senior Fellow for Health Policy Bill Hammond joins Kyle Davis, Director of Public Affairs,...

Episode 42: Watt a Ride

Posted August 27, 202400:34:54

In this episode of Messages of Necessity, Empire Center Adjunct Fellow Cam Macdonald sits down with Al Karam, former Director of Transportation at Shenendehowa,...