6+ hour, 58+ min ago  (361+ words) Blue Cross Blue Shield will begin distributing settlement payments this month as part of a $2. 67 billion class-action lawsuit that alleged the insurer violated antitrust laws. The lawsuit, filed in 2013 against more than 35 Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, claimed the companies…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (556+ words) Health insurance rate increases in New York for 2026 have been approved for health plans selling coverage through the New York state-run Affordable Care Act marketplace. The health insurance rates for individuals will increase 7. 1% on average next year, while small-group plan…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (398+ words) Before President Donald Trump's tax cut and government spending bill was approved July 4, a total of 58% of New York's rural hospitals were at risk of closing, a national health policy group reported. Now, leaders of New York's rural hospitals are…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (564+ words) Scores of low-income New Yorkers relying upon key health insurance plans would see double-digit premium rate hikes under the Republican tax and domestic policy bill being debated in Congress, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday. The Democratic governor's warning about health…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (359+ words) About 63, 000 health care-related jobs could get slashed in New York as a result of President Donald Trump's tax cut and government spending bill, according to health industry leaders and state officials. But it remains unclear when the projected job cuts…...