News & Updates

New York Insurers to Change Coverage of Hepatitis C Drugs Wall Street Journal Seven health-insurance companies in New York will change their criteria for covering costly drugs that cure chronic […]

Liquidation begins for failed Obamacare insurer Crain’s New York Business After months of uncertainty surrounding Health Republic Insurance of New York’s liquidation process, new court documents released April 22 provide […]

Cuomo tries again to address Brooklyn’s health care woes Capital New York The Cuomo administration announced on Wednesday that it was awarding $500,000 to Northwell Health to study the longstanding […]

Scott Fischer to head NY DFS insurance division SNL The New York State Department of Financial Services has hired Scott Fischer as director of the insurance division, sources said. Fischer […]

Marijuana Legalization in New England Is Stalled by Opiate Crisis New York Times First came Colorado and Washington. Then Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C. Now advocates for legal marijuana are […]

Panel Would Make Insurers Help Contain Rising Drug Costs New York Times An influential federal advisory panel is calling for Congress to force private insurers to rein in rapid increases […]

New York Insurers Offering Plan to Avoid Health Insurance Fines Time Warner Cable News If you paid a penalty on your tax returns because you had no health insurance last […]

New York state sues CDPHP, alleging insurer restricted coverage of Hepatitis C treatment Albany Business Review New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is suing health insurer CDPHP, alleging the […]

Zika Virus Causes Birth Defects, Health Officials Confirm New York Times Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that there was now enough evidence to […]