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How many Americans can afford high-quality healthcare? A new poll finds the number has fallen
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (773+ 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 WASHINGTON " Twannetta Weaver felt like she made the responsible choice when she enrolled in a…...
Audit: More than 90 Nassau retirees 'double-dipped' on Medicare Part B to cover dependents, costing county $1. 5 M
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (376+ words) Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips in her office in Mineola in January 2023. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas More than 90 retired Nassau County government workers have been'suspected or found'of improperly "double dipping" on Medicare reimbursements, costing about $1. 5 million in taxpayer money over…...
Too sick to work, but can they prove it? New Medicaid rule worries patients
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (998+ words) A woman uses a walker as she exits an assisted living building, July 4, 2025, in Boca Raton, Fla. Credit: AP/Rebecca Blackwell NEW YORK " On hot afternoons, De Anna Brandon's three dogs zag around while she splashes in a backyard kiddie…...
CVS to pay out millions to NY, federal government for alleged Medicaid fraud
1+ week, 1+ day ago (336+ words) CVS Pharmacy, Inc. will pay $2. 25 million to New York after allegations that it'overbilled Medicaid for insulin prescriptions between 2010 and 2020. The payment is part of a $36. 5 million settlement that will be paid to the federal government and state Medicaid programs around…...
About 8% of the country lacked health insurance in 2025, new data shows. That could rise next year
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (565+ words) Pages from the U. S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website, healthcare. gov, are displayed on a computer screen in New York, Aug. 19, 2025. Credit: AP/Patrick Sison NEW YORK " The proportion of Americans without health insurance held steady at around 8% of the…...
Healthfirst holders on Long Island lose in-network rates at Catholic Health hospitals
4+ week, 8+ hour ago (563+ words) The contract between Healthfirst and Catholic Health expired on March 15, but state law requires in-network rates for two months after a contract expiration. That two-month period ended on Friday, changing Catholic Health to an out-of-network provider. Credit: Catholic Health's Mercy…...
Thousands of Long Islanders could lose in-network healthcare at Northwell Health
4+ week, 1+ day ago (747+ words) Northwell's headquarters in New Hyde Park. For thousands of Long Islanders, Northwell Health facilities will become out-of-network in July. Credit: Howard Schnapp Fidelis and Wellcare will no longer cover care at Northwell Health facilities later this summer, after a contract…...
Garbarino: NYS hospitals to begin receiving more than $2 B in late COVID-19 funds
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (264+ words) The reimbursements were designed to help hospitals pay for the significant added financial burdens they incurred during the crisis....
What Americans are giving up to afford ACA health insurance, according to a new poll
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (741+ words) A lectern awaits the arrival of House Democrats to speak on the health care funding fight on the steps of the House at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 12, 2025. Credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite NEW YORK " Lately, Priscilla Brown has had to…...
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield coverage ending for Mount Sinai medical office visits
5+ mon, 2+ week 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…...