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Op-Ed | Calling everything fraud: How repealing the Scaffold Law became a strategy, not a reform – amNewYork
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (1071+ words) For years, the insurance industry warned that New York's civil justice system was broken. Now it claims the system is fraudulent. Every accident is suspicious. Every injured worker is a potential scammer. Every plaintiff's lawyer is part of a "scheme....
Fed healthcare subsidy non-renewal could mean massive insurance hikes – amNewYork
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (909+ words) A failure by Congress to extend federal healthcare subsidies in place for five years since the pandemic could mean many thousands of New York City residents would greet the new year with massive rate hikes or no insurance. The federal…...
City’s self-funded health plan clears key bureaucratic hurdle as Comptroller Lander registers contract facing legal challenge
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1040+ words) City Comptroller Brad Lander has approved the Adams administration's contested new self-funded health plan for municipal workers after determining the contract met all procedural requirements, his office announced Friday. The contract for the NYC Employees PPO plan, also known as…...
NYC workers, retirees sue to block City’s shift to self-funded health plan
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (684+ words) A coalition of NYC workers, retirees, and an advocacy organization is suing to block a sweeping health-benefits restructuring that would reshape coverage for roughly 750,000 public-sector workers and retirees. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, challenges the city's plan to replace its long-standing,…...
Thousands of New Yorkers expected to get medical debt relief through city program
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (485+ words) Tens of thousands of New Yorkers saw some medical debt relief thanks to an $18 million investment from the city, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday. Now, even more New Yorkers are set to get additional help. The mayor also announced…...
City’s public sector unions approve sweeping healthcare shift for 750,000 workers amid secrecy criticism
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (788+ words) The city's largest public-sector unions approved a sweeping health care overhaul Tuesday that, if finalized, will move more than 750,000 active employees, pre-Medicare retirees, and their dependents into a new self-funded insurance plan administered by EmblemHealth and UnitedHealthcare " a change that…...
New York’s top court rules against city retirees opposed to Medicare Advantage healthcare plans
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (685+ words) New York's highest court rejected arguments from retired city workers against Mayor Eric Adams' bid to shift them to a private, cost-cutting Medicare Advantage plan, away from traditional Medicare, in a unanimous decision released Wednesday. Judge Shirley Troutman, an associate…...
Op-Ed | Collaboration between insurance and government is the key to combating fraud
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (675+ words) Life can be unpredictable, but insurance provides peace of mind in uncertain times. Whether protecting people's homes, helping businesses get back on their feet, or supporting families after a fire, storm, or car accident, it's what New Yorkers depend on…...