C-Sections at $55,000 Show New York Hospital Prices are Too High, Union Says
A union health fund is urging New York leaders to rein in high prices at private hospitals in a new report that reveals how costs for similar services can vary vastly among medical facilities in the same market.
HEALTH CARE EXPERTS, LABOR LEADERS, & ELECTED OFFICIALS CONVENE TO SOUND THE ALARM ON THE HOSPITAL AFFORDABILITY CRISIS, PRESENT BLUEPRINT FOR VIABLE SOLUTIONS
High Hospital Prices Led To 32BJ Health Fund Being Charged Hundreds of Millions Above Medicare –
If New York City’s Experience was the Same, the City’s Number May Be More Than $2 Billion a Year
32BJ HEALTH FUND SEVERS TIES WITH NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN
Fund Decries Hospital’s Refusal to End Anti-Worker, Sky-High Pricing Structure, Takes Necessary Steps to Protect Affordable Care Access for Participants
These NYC Boroughs Are the Most Expensive for Having a Baby
New York state arguably holds the title of the most expensive place on Earth to give birth. Now, a study breaks down the overall cost of having a baby across the five boroughs of New York City.
The High Price of Lowering Health Costs for 150 Million Americans
New data has a small but growing group of employers laser-focused on lowering the prices they pay for care. It’s a mission that has them on a collision course with hospitals, insurers and even their own workers.
32BJ HEALTH FUND NAMES OPTUMRX ITS NEW PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER
The 32BJ Health Fund Will Also Partner with Group Purchasing Organization CoreTrust
32BJ HEALTH FUND PARTNERS WITH HOSPITALS IN GROUND-BREAKING PLAN TO LOWER COMPLICATIONS, MAKE BIRTH SAFER FOR UNION WOMEN
The 32BJ Health Fund, a unique labor-management partnership, announced that eight hospitals in New York and New Jersey will be part of a first-of-its kind program to focus on lowering pregnancy complications.
Total out-of-pocket costs for prenatal care and delivery at hospitals in the program will be as little as $40 for all medical care for tens of thousands of working-class mothers in New York and New Jersey.
How to Buy a Better Birth
The average cost of having a baby in the United States is $11,000 for people on private health insurance. But the price tag can vary by tens of thousands of dollars, depending on what hospital you go to and what doctor you see.
New York Union Blames Out-of-Network Doctors for Millions in Costs
When a cardiologist wants $5,000 for something others will take $80 for, ‘that starts to raise concerns.’
New York City Union Uses Its Size to Leverage Improved Maternity Care
In a bid to provide better health outcomes for pregnant women and reduce health care costs, one of New York City’s largest unions is pushing local hospital systems to create specialty maternity-care networks.
