Nypan.org

Social Determinants of Health and the New York Health Act

WEBSocial Determinants of Health encompasses all the non-medical factors that influence our health and wellness. Our genes are a relatively minor factor accounting for …

Actived: 8 days ago

URL: https://nypan.org/about/news-and-updates/2022/2/20/social-determinants-of-health-and-the-new-york-health-act

Why health insurance is poised to make inflation jump

WEBFor a year starting in October, the CPI for health insurance will start rising just over 1% month over month. by Greg Iacurci. Inflation is broadly retreating in the …

Category:  Health Go Health

Medicare is not enough—why so many Americans over 65 can’t …

WEBWhat Medicare Doesn't Cover. Only about a quarter of retirees can cover severe long-term care needs for at least five years and roughly another quarter can't …

Category:  Health Go Health

Why Single-Payer Universal Health Care Should Be Adopted in the …

WEBHealth care coverage and costs have become a hot button political issue in the United States recently, and with good reason. In 2019, nearly 23 million people in …

Category:  Health Go Health

NYC Unions Confirm Decision To Shift Retirees Onto Privatized …

WEB[Ed. - another reason that NYPAN strongly supports passage of the New York Health Act.]. BY CAROLINE LEWIS. The leaders of unions representing city workers …

Category:  Health Go Health

The Conservative Case For Universal Healthcare

WEBBack to HOMEPAGE. NYPAN strongly supports passage of the NY Health Act. The article originally appeared in The American Conservative in 2017, but has some …

Category:  Health Go Health

Why doesn’t the United States have universal health care

WEBThe answer has everything to do with race. [Ed.: this analysis seems true to us, and is part of what will make getting #Medicare4All at the national level extremely …

Category:  Health Go Health

They Were Entitled to Free Care. Hospitals Hounded Them to Pay.

WEBTen states, however, have adopted their own laws that specify which patients, based on their income and family size, qualify for free or discounted care. …

Category:  Health Go Health

Adams’ Medicare Advantage Flip: From ‘Bait & Switch’ to ‘Best’ …

WEBNEW YORK, N.Y.—Mayor Eric Adams announced Feb. 6 that he’s endorsing the de Blasio administration’s proposal to switch retired city workers’ health …

Category:  Health Go Health

First half of 2023: 7 big health insurers pulled in $683 billion in

WEBBut that wasn't enough to please Wall Street. by WENDELL POTTER. If you run a publicly traded health insurance company in America, you simply cannot raise …

Category:  Health Go Health

City’s Medicare Advantage Move

WEBby Sam Mellins. Nearly 250,000 retired New York City employees and their spouses could have their health insurance changed to “Medicare Advantage” plans …

Category:  Health Go Health

What 250K NYC retirees can expect from Medicare Advantage as …

WEBA Manhattan judge has temporarily blocked the city’s move to switch municipal retirees onto a new Medicare Advantage plan. by Caroline Lewis. A group of …

Category:  Health Go Health

Denied by AI: How Medicare Advantage plans use algorithms to …

WEBAs the influence of these predictive tools has spread, a recent examination by federal inspectors of denials made in 2019 found that private insurers repeatedly …

Category:  Health Go Health

‘The Cash Monster Was Insatiable’: How Insurers Exploited …

WEBThe increased privatization has come as Medicare’s finances have been strained by the aging of baby boomers. But for insurers that already dominate health …

Category:  Health Go Health

I know how lobbyists make sure Americans don’t get dental care–I …

WEBNew York City Mailed Misinformation on New Health Insurance to Retired City Employees — and Won’t Send Out a Correction

Category:  Health Go Health

NYC Retirees’ Struggle to Save Traditional Medicare is a National …

WEBBy Joe Maniscalco. Cross-Union Retirees Organizing Committee [CROC] member Julie Schwartzberg was right on the money a few weeks ago, in New York City …

Category:  Health Go Health

The New York City Unions Whose Backdoor Deal Sold Out …

WEBIn recent years, leadership of some of the nation's largest unions have publicly opposed single-payer health care proposals, angering their rank-and-file and …

Category:  Health Go Health

The Private Equity Giant KKR Bought Hundreds Of Homes For …

WEBBrightSpring Health Services, which KKR bought in 2019, says it helps thousands of people with disabilities “live their best lives.” But a BuzzFeed News …

Category:  Health Go Health

Costa Ricans Live Longer Than Us. What’s the Secret

WEBAlthough Costa Rica’s per-capita income is a sixth that of the United States—and its per-capita health-care costs are a fraction of ours—life expectancy …

Category:  Health Go Health

How Secret ‘Bondage Fees’ Trap Contracted Workers in Low-Wage …

WEBThough the Federal Trade Commission is proposing to ban noncompete agreements, other kinds of restrictive covenants perform a very similar function.

Category:  Health Go Health