4+ day, 9+ 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…...

5+ day, 15+ hour 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…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (264+ words) The reimbursements were designed to help hospitals pay for the significant added financial burdens they incurred during the crisis....

2+ mon, 6+ day 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…...

1+ year, 2+ week ago  (415+ words) The down-to-the-wire negotiations is over how much United Healthcare pays Stony Brook Medicine for its policyholders" care. Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara Tens of thousands of United Healthcare policyholders on Long Island may lose their in-network coverage for Stony Brook Medicine…...

4+ mon, 3+ 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…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (590+ words) About 90, 000 New Yorkers with Anthem insurance plans, including more than20, 000 patients on Long Island, will no longer be covered in the Mount Sinai Health System starting Sunday, unless both sides can reach a deal before the March 1 deadline. A contract between…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (339+ words) Coverage had been disrupted for'Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield policyholders since'Jan. 1. Credit: Barry Sloan A three-year'deal reached late Monday between Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Mount Sinai Health System will restore health insurance access to more than…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1225+ words) Kim Paul, executive director of the Piikani Lodge Health Institute, a nonprofit on the Blackfeet Reservation that promotes health and well-being, saw the email notification flash across her computer screen as she was working late last week. It was the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1334+ words) The current agreement'between Catholic Health and Healthfirst ended on March 15. Insurance customers'were told to find new in-network primary care providers by April 30.' Credit: Randee Daddona A dispute between Catholic Health and the insurer Healthfirst that may disrupt care for Long…...