Health Headlines for Monday, April 18
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 year, you might consider making a move now to avoid more fines.
Three north country nonprofits receive funds from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
Watertown Daily Times
Three north country nonprofit organizations have been chosen from among 185 applications to receive Excellus BlueCross BlueShield’s 2016 Community Awards.
Where Have All the Ear Infections Gone?
New York Times Blog
One way I knew my pediatrician was a good doctor was that he resolutely refused to diagnose an ear infection in my youngest child.
Why Medical Devices Aren’t Safer
New York Times
Things sometimes go wrong with airbags, food and drugs, prompting recalls. It can also happen with medical devices, though you’d think lifesaving devices like heart defibrillators or artificial hips would be closely monitored.
The short and chaotic life of an Obamacare darling
Crain’s New York Business
Health Republic Insurance of New York was an instant hit when the Obamacare rollout began in October 2013—and that was no fluke.
City, unions brace for fight over plan to turn around hospitals
Crain’s New York Business
An effort to depoliticize a turnaround plan for the city’s public hospital system has already become decidedly political. Labor and elected leaders rallied last week to protest job cuts and facility closures that have not yet been—and may not be—recommended by consultants who are working on a blueprint to revive New York City Health + Hospitals.