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New York will pass legislation as part of the state budget expanding nurse practitioners' (NPs) authority to practice independently this week, Syracuse.com reports.
Health insurance exchanges have had mixed success in boosting competition in different insurance markets, according to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. "There are some examples of smaller or newer plans being able to get a sizable piece of the market in the exchanges, but by and large a lot of the players in the exchanges that are the biggest [now] were the biggest before," Cynthia Cox, a senior analyst at Kaiser, told Bloomberg.
A proposal under consideratoin might require insurers in New York to provide out-of-network benefits for all plans they sell on the state's health insurance exchange. If New York implements that...
New York officials are considering whether to require insurers provide out-of-network benefits on all plans sold on the state's health insurance exchange, reported Capital New York. But insurers are pushing back, saying the move could cripple one of the most successful marketplaces in the country.
Some states are reporting a boost in enrollments in the last few days before the Dec. 23 deadline for consumers to sign up for a plan sold on the health insurance exchanges. But other states still are struggling with technical glitches that hamper enrollments efforts.
It's not only the federal health insurance exchange that's run into multiple problems, some state marketplaces like those in California and New York also are experiencing roadblocks to getting consumers enrolled.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has awarded $200 million to Empire State healthcare and human service providers to help repair and rebuild facilities damaged by Hurricane Sandy, according to a statement from the governor's office.
Aetna has pulled out of New York's health insurance exchange, though it will continue to sell plans outside of the exchange for small and large businesses in the state, the insurer announced Thursday.
The closure of Interfaith Medical Center, a multi-site community teaching healthcare system in Brooklyn, N.Y., could have a cascading impact on other hospitals in the region, the Brooklyn Eagle reported.
New York is moving forward with a dramatic change in the way its Medicaid program funds housing for thousands of its enrollees, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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