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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield coverage ending for Mount Sinai medical office visits
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (407+ words) When Thursday begins, thousands of Long Islanders insured by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will no longer have visits at Mount Sinai medical'offices covered. Indianapolis-based Anthem's contract with New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System expired Wednesday, according to both…...
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
1+ week, 1+ day ago (226+ words) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is seen, April 5, 2009, in Washington. Credit: AP/Alex Brandon WASHINGTON " Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died, according…...
Health insurance costs rising in 2026: What to know
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1095+ words) Christopher Reilly, 80, inside his Manorville home. Reilly is concerned his Medicare premiums will rise in 2026. Credit: Newsday/James Carbone Virginia and Michael McGrath were surprised in late November when'the retired West Islip couple'got a letter notifying them that their health…...
Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard
2+ week, 4+ day ago (986+ words) Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen in New York, Aug. 19, 2025. Credit: AP/Patrick Sison NEW YORK " For one Wisconsin couple, the loss of government-sponsored health subsidies next year means…...
Scaffold Law report: Insurance costs skyrocket up to 500% in NYS because of controversial law
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (668+ words) Construction scaffolding at the southeast corner of 22nd St. and Seventh Ave. in Manhattan in 2023. Credit: ED QUINN A controversial 140-year-old, only-in-New York law that holds property owners and contractors responsible for all falls on construction site, even in instances of…...
Affordable Care Act premiums are set to spike. A new poll shows enrollees are already struggling
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1070+ words) As Congress faces a year-end deadline on Affordable Care Act subsidies, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., meet with reporters about health care affordability, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. Credit:…...
NUMC forecasts $167M in financial losses next year without state aid
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (364+ words) Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow in'October. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost The projected 2026 operating loss is $29 million more than in 2025 "due primarily to certain non-recurring items totaling $42.5 million."'Without the impact of those non-recurring expenses, the projected deficit for…...
Health insurance worries: More New Yorkers concerned about keeping their coverage, polls show
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (649+ words) New Yorkers are becoming increasingly concerned about health care costs, a new poll has found. Nearly half of New Yorkers are "very concerned" about being able to pay for medical coverage for themselves and their families, as some premium costs…...
Health insurance open enrollment scam alert
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (304+ words) The New York State of Health website page. Credit: nystateofhealth.gov A joint news release on Wednesday from state Attorney General Letitia James and Department of Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald warned of "reports of scammers pretending to be NY…...
Why health care costs are rising in NY and nationwide
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1081+ words) Rich Michals Jr.has offered generous benefits to workers at Farmingdale-based Parcel Management Auditing andConsulting, but facing rising insurance costs is considering plans that include co-pays for the first time. Credit: Joanna Michals To retain good employees, Rich Michals Jr....