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NY Essential Plan income cutoff leaves middle earners without affordable coverage
3+ week, 2+ day ago (400+ words) ROCHESTER " More than 450, 000 people are about to lose their health insurance, and small business owners say they are running out of options. The state's Essential Plan is cutting off people who make between $31, 920 and $39, 900 a year after June 30. The plan…...
CDPAP home care workers say new healthcare plan is unaffordable, high costs and limited coverage
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (126+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. " CDPAP enrollees, home care workers and advocates criticized the healthcare plan offered by Public Partnerships, LLC, also known as PPL, on Wednesday. News10 NBC has been closely tracking the rocky rollout of the state-chosen company's takeover of the Medicaid homecare…...
'Essential Plan' elimination in NY threatens health coverage for 470 K as GOP bill cuts funding
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (108+ words) WHEC. com ALBANY, N. Y. " Around 470, 000 New Yorkers stand to lose their health insurance coverage now that the federal government has approved New York State's request to eliminate what is known as the Essential Plan. The state asked for the approval after…...
Consumer Alert: Here's what you can do to keep the cost down when having a child
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (291+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. " News10 NBC's Consumer Alert focused on the high cost of childbirth, revealing that many mothers face unexpected financial burdens. News10 NBC Deanna Dewberry: What percentage of mothers came out of this experience in debt? "We found that one in four moms…...
Thousands in Monroe County face tough health insurance decisions as ACA subsidies set to expire
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (467+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. " Tough decisions are ahead for millions of Americans who get their health insurance with the help of the Affordable Care Act. The federal government will not extend the health care subsidies it's been offering for more than a decade…...
News10 NBC Investigates: Woman with cancer shares relief after learning about NY law protecting long-term care policyholders facing steep rate hikes
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (340+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. " After our report on double and triple digit premium hikes for long term care insurance, people called us wanting to know how they can afford it. Chief Investigative Reporter Berkeley Brean talked to a woman just after she got…...
News10 NBC Investigates: Double and triple-digit premium hikes force New York couples to make tough decisions on long-term care insurance
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (718+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. " Thousands of couples in New York like Dom and Anita Palozzi are facing an impossible choice: pay a long-term care insurance premium they can't afford or lapse insurance they're banking on. At 79, Anita Palozzi is still working. She met…...
Rochester Regional Health workers rally against cuts to employee health benefits
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (173+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. " Rochester Regional Health workers rallied outside Rochester General Hospital on Wednesday afternoon in protest of cuts to employees" health benefits. Rochester Regional Health adjusted its 2026 benefits plan after employees raised concerns about premium increases. Some premiums were reportedly 10 to…...
Rochester Regional Health adjusts 2026 benefits plan after employee outrage over severe healthcare cuts
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (149+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. " Rochester Regional Health announced adjustments to its 2026 benefits plan following employee concerns over severe cuts to healthcare benefits. The Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals initiated a petition urging the hospital system to reverse what they described as…...
Petition calls for reversal of 'severe cuts' to Rochester Regional Health employee benefits
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (223+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. " The Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals (RUNAP) has started a petition to reverse what they call severe cuts to healthcare benefits for Rochester Regional Health (RRH) employees. The petition claims some employees will see their premiums rise…...