New York state Sen. Jabari Brisport (D) on Monday said that a bill for single-payer health care in New York has the support needed to pass and override any potential vetoes from Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). "This is legislation that's been introduced time and time again since 1992. This is the first time ever in nearly 30 years that we have a majority of co-sponsors on the legislation in both the New York State Assembly and the State Senate. So we have majority support in both houses and we just need to vote on it," Brisport said while appearing on Hill.TV's "Rising."
June is the month that we celebrate dads. What better time is there for men to get their health screenings scheduled? Even healthy men need to get health screenings for preventive care. If you are a man with Medicare coverage, now is the time to talk with your doctor about getting screened for prostate cancer, colorectal cancer and cardiovascular disease.
A pandemic-era folk hero who dares to challenge the “illegal and irresponsible” actions of an insurance giant? Or an “opportunistic medical provider who followed the old adage of never letting a crisis go to waste”? Those divergent takes on Greenwich-based Dr. Steven Murphy emerge in competing legal briefs newly filed in the ongoing case Murphy Medical Associates LLC v. Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company.
Betsy Hargreaves wanted to save a few bucks on health insurance a couple of years ago so she switched to a religious-based plan. In March, she had double hip-replacement surgery to relieve acute pain. They told her the day before the surgery that it would not be covered, she said.
The CEO of the St. Louis area's largest public company is warning of imminent departure. Centene CEO Michael Neidorff tells a trade publication that Missouri is now "an embarrassment."