NY's Department of Financial Services says it rejected higher rate hikes sought by insurers, saving consumers $1.6B via lower approved rate increases.

The state's Department of Financial Services last week approved new insurance rates for 2027 that include an average cost increase of 6% for individual market plans and 8% for those enrolled in small ...

Syracuse, NY — New York state cut public health insurance benefits for more than 450,000 people this summer in response to tighter federal restrictions. The state says that more than half of those ...

ALBANY— The state Department of Financial Services has authorized the next round of health insurance premium rates for 2027, allowing companies to hike premiums by between 6% and 8%. Under state law, ...

NEW YORK — Dark money is fueling an advocacy group’s fight against the replacement of New York City’s most popular health ...

By Ellyn Vohnoutka HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Sept. 3, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Employer healthcare costs are on track to climb about 11% next year, the sharpest jump in more than two decades.

NEW YORK — Nearly half a million New Yorkers recently booted from a federally funded health insurance program are confronting an expensive and confusing marketplace as they search for new coverage.

Utilizing the Health Insurance Disparities Index for assessment, the authors found that New York’s Medicaid health maintenance organizations (HMOs) outperformed Medicaid HMOs nationally in addressing ...