New York’s non-profit hospitals can seize up to 10% of a patients’ wages to collect medical debt, an aggressive tactic that puts the health and well-being of low-income New Yorkers at risk. The Community Service Society of NY’s latest research reveals that five of New York’s nonprofit hospitals garnished the wages of 2,216 patients – […]
New York’s individual market premiums might increase by an eye-popping average 19 percent in 2023, far surpassing the requests coming in from carriers in other states. Washington and Michigan are proposing increases of just 7%, despite having comparable individual markets. Rate increases mean New Yorkers would spend a greater share of their budget on health […]
Despite reporting record profits during the pandemic, all of New York’s 12 individual market insurance companies plan to increase premiums in 2023. Costs could increase by a whopping 19 percent on average, meaning New Yorkers would spend a greater share of their budget on health care and less on food, transportation and other necessities – […]
As New York’s 2022 legislative session comes to a close, advocates are taking stock of progress made on the campaign to end the burden of medical debt for patients across the state. The campaign secured a few important wins, but there’s still work to be done to #EndMedicalDebt. Only one bill did not pass New […]