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Jim DeWan is the assistant director of the Policy Analysis and Strategic Planning Unit of the Employee Benefits Division at the New York State Department of Civil Service. At the Department of Civil Service, he develops policy alternatives for the New York State Health Insurance Program to ensure compliance with state and federal laws and improve health outcomes for the program’s 1.2 million enrollees. Prior to joining the Department of Civil Service, Jim worked for the New York State Executive Chamber and the Division of the Budget. In those positions, he worked on the publication of the February 2013 Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission Report and the enactment of various pieces of legislation, including the “Tier 5” and “Tier 6” pension reform bills and the New York State real property tax cap law. Jim holds a master of public administration degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship at Syracuse University.
Takeaways from the Rockefeller Institute’s Webinar on State Employee Health Insurance
April 19, 2021
This blog provides key takeaways from the Rockefeller Institute webinar, "The Future of State Employee Health Insurance Programs," held on March 4, 2021. Continue Reading...
State Employee Health Insurance: Assessing the Scale of State Purchasing Power
December 4, 2020
This policy brief examines the availability of basic financial and cost data relating to state employee insurance programs. Continue Reading...
Trump Shows His Cards: What Ending CSR Payments Means for the Future of Healthcare in New York
October 5, 2017
Jim DeWan wrote in April and August that President Donald Trump’s action on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s Cost Sharing Reduction subsidies would “show his hand” regarding his approach to the health care law. Continue Reading...
Ending Obamacare by Forcing a Resolution Through Administrative Sabotage?
August 5, 2017
With efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on hold for now, the Trump administration has sent mixed signals over whether they will continue to authorize the payment of Cost Sharing Reduction subsidies Continue Reading...
June 1, 2017
In the fall term, the U.S. Supreme Court may consider the case of Janus v. AFSCME, which challenges state laws that permit public employee unions to automatically withhold fees or dues from employees, regardless of union membership. Continue Reading...
To Actively Dismantle the ACA or Not? The Trump Administration Will Soon Have to Show Its Cards
April 20, 2017
The Trump administration is soon approaching a fork in the road on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Continue Reading...
