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State agrees to delay deadline for contentious home care consolidation

The state has agreed to delay the deadline for its troubled home care overhaul until June, aiming to quell fears that caregivers wouldn’t receive paychecks on time under a new payment system. Attorneys for the state and home care users proposed an agreement on Wednesday night that delays the state’s deadline to overhaul the consumer-directed

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U.S. inflation unexpectedly cools ahead of tariffs’ impact

Underlying U.S. inflation cooled broadly in March, indicating some relief for consumers prior to widespread tariffs that risk contributing to price pressures. The consumer price index, excluding often volatile food and energy costs, increased 0.1% from February, the least in nine months, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Thursday. Compared with March of

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South Brooklyn Health moves to expand women’s health services

The city’s public hospital system has asked state health officials to greenlight an expansion of women’s health services at its Coney Island hospital as childbirths continue to rise. South Brooklyn Health, part of New York City Health + Hospitals, filed plans to the Department of Health last week to build a nearly 20,000 square-foot obstetrics

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At a Glance: April 10

PHHPC MEETING: The state’s Public Health and Health Planning Council will meet in Albany at 10:15 a.m. today. Tune in to the virtual hearing here. BETH ISRAEL CLOSURE: Mount Sinai closed Beth Israel Hospital’s doors early Wednesday, according to hospital spokesman Loren Riegelhaupt. The health system’s planned closure of the Lower East Side hospital was

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Judge tosses price-fixing lawsuit against Unitedhealthcare, Multiplan

A judge has dismissed for the second time an anti-trust lawsuit brought by a group of Long Island anesthesiologists against UnitedHealthcare and the data analytics firm Multiplan. Suffolk County-based Long Island Anesthesiologists alleged a branch of the health insurance giant and Multiplan, which uses software to help insurers handle medical billing claims, colluded to lower

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Top earners at Greater New York Health Care Facilities Association

The compensation data below highlights the highest-paid employees at a tax-exempt organization that filed a Form 990 for 2022. See the top earners at other New York health systems here. Notes: “Cash compensation” includes base compensation, bonus and incentive compensation, and other reportable compensation from the health system and related organizations. “Other compensation” includes nonreportable

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