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'Essential Plan' elimination in NY threatens health coverage for 470K as GOP bill cuts funding
4+ hour, 55+ min ago (108+ words) 'Essential Plan' elimination in NY threatens health coverage for 470K as GOP bill cuts funding'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…...
Consumer Alert: Here's what you can do to keep the cost down when having a child
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (291+ words) ROCHESTER, N.Y. " News10NBC's Consumer Alert focused on the high cost of childbirth, revealing that many mothers face unexpected financial burdens. News10NBC Deanna Dewberry: What percentage of mothers came out of this experience in debt? "We found that one in four moms reported…...
Thousands in Monroe County face tough health insurance decisions as ACA subsidies set to expire
3+ 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…...
News10NBC Investigates: Woman with cancer shares relief after learning about NY law protecting long-term care policyholders facing steep rate hikes
3+ mon, 2+ 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…...
News10NBC Investigates: Double and triple-digit premium hikes force New York couples to make tough decisions on long-term care insurance
3+ mon, 2+ 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
4+ mon, 7+ hour 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
4+ mon, 1+ 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
4+ mon, 1+ 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…...
Petition seeks reversal to RRH healthcare benefit cuts
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (237+ words) ROCHESTER, N.Y. " Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals Monday launched a public petition for Rochester Regional Hospital staff, arguing that healthcare cuts have resulted in significant loss of net income.The petition was at 777 signatures as of 10:39 p.m. Monday.In the…...
An emerging shutdown deal doesn't extend expiring health subsidies. Here's what could happen to them
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (780+ words) The deal agreed to by Senate Republicans and a handful of Democrats on Sunday instead only guarantees a December vote on the enhanced premium tax credits, which are set to expire at the end of the year without congressional action....