UNDER FAIR PRICING ACT, PRICE CAPS FOR NON-COMPLEX CARE AT HOSPITALS COULD HAVE SAVED NEW YORKERS MORE THAN $1 BILLION IN ONE YEAR

Brown University researchers also found patients could have realized up to $213.4 million in savings for out-of-pocket expenses in 2022   NEW YORK – February 11, 2025 – Historically, Medicare and commercial insurance plans have paid higher rates for services performed in hospital outpatient departments than those delivered in non-hospital settings. Hospital systems are increasingly […]

32BJ LABOR INDUSTRY COOPERATION FUND AND 32BJ HEALTH FUND HOST NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Speakers announced for October 19 event in NYC – Hospital Prices: Are we at the tipping point? NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 – To continue the growing momentum for accountability and rationality in hospital pricing, 32BJ Labor Industry Cooperation Fund and 32BJ Health Fund are hosting, “Hospital Prices: Are we at the tipping point?“ Now […]

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.