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VillageCare names Shaun Ruskin as its new president and CEO
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (173+ words) VillageCare's Board of Directors has appointed Shaun Ruskin as the new president and CEO of VillageCare and VillageCareMAX Managed Care Health Plans, the organization announced. Ruskin brings more than 20 years of senior health care leadership experience, with a track record…...
DOJ sues New York-Presbyterian, says antitrust contracts drive up healthcare costs
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (357+ words) The U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against New York-Presbyterian Hospital Thursday, claiming the hospital's contracts blocked New Yorkers from being able to choose more affordable health insurance plans." New York-Presbyterian, the largest hospital system in New York City,…...
Op-Ed | Runaway auto insurance costs threaten New York’s transportation system
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (416+ words) Every New Yorker feels the strain of an affordability crisis that keeps pushing up the cost of groceries, fuel, and simply getting to work. While public attention often focuses on housing and inflation, one major driver of this crisis is…...
Relief in Sight for New York Drivers as Governor Targets Sky-High Car Insurance Rates – amNewYork
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (387+ words) For years, New Yorkers have struggled under some of the nation's most punishing car insurance rates. Full coverage in the Empire State currently averages $4,031 per year " nearly double the national average " while even bare-bones minimum coverage often tops $1,700." For working…...
Op-Ed | Calling everything fraud: How repealing the Scaffold Law became a strategy, not a reform – amNewYork
2+ mon, 4+ day 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
3+ 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
4+ mon, 2+ 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
5+ mon, 2+ day 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
5+ mon, 1+ week 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
6+ mon, 18+ hour 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…...