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Losing Bidder for City Medicare Advantage Contract Files Suit

WebBy RICHARD STEIER. The health-care provider that was passed over for a Medicare Advantage program the city is shifting 250,000 retired employees to as of Jan. …

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UFT Leader Tries To Dispel Retiree Fears About Medicare Shift

WebCLEARING UP MISCONCEPTIONS: United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew, in a pre-pandemic photo addressing union retirees, …

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Emergency Call: Experienced Nurses Are Leaving City's Public …

WebPosted Friday, January 14, 2022 11:45 am. By CRYSTAL LEWIS [email protected]. The loss of nurses across city hospitals, including at NYC …

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H+H CEO Empathizes With Nurses Reluctant to Get Virus Vaccine

WebThirty percent of the health-care workers employed by New York City Health+Hospitals passed on the chance to be inoculated with the coronavirus vaccine, …

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Retirees’ Medicare fight has Council ally

WebMunicipal retirees battling the city’s proposed shift to a private Medicare plan for its 250,000 retired workers have a prominent ally in the City Council. In a lengthy note …

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Local 100 retirees granted delay on MTA's planned Medicare switch

WebRetired MTA workers of Transport Workers United Local 100 have gained at least a temporary reprieve in their effort to stop the union from switching them into a …

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Public Health Adviser (School Health) List Established

WebPosted Tuesday, April 6, 2021 12:45 pm. The Department of Citywide Administrative Services established a 388-name list for Public Health Adviser (School Health) on Jan. …

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Council will take up legislation that would preserve city retirees

WebBrooklyn Council Member Charles Barron on Thursday introduced legislation that would oblige the city to offer the roughly 250,000 retirees the option of a Medigap …

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Doctors in city's hospital system seek pay equity

WebTheir salaries currently start at $66,247, according to the union. The city hospital system has proposed a $76,984 salary for first-year H+H physicians starting …

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S.I. University Hospital nurses authorize strike

WebNurses at Staten Island University Hospital say they’re sick of being asked to take on several roles at once because of persistent understaffing, and have voted in …

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Ground Zero Nurse Reflects On Devastating 9/11 Health Toll

WebLIVING WITH THAT DAY EVERYDAY: Patricia Tyrrell, one of the nurses who aided first responders helping in the recovery at Ground Zero, said that she began to …

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A nurse's fatal last visit to patient's home renews calls for better

WebThe killing of a Connecticut nurse making a house call in October was a nightmare come true for an industry gripped by the fear of violence. Already stressed out …

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Nurses on Long Island authorize strike at 2 Northwell facilities

WebHundreds of nurses at two Northwell Health facilities on Long Island have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike following the expiration of their contracts at …

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Nurses at two LI hospitals settle contract with Northwell Health

WebNurses at two Northwell Health hospitals on Long Island have reached tentative contract deals, averting a strike that was set to start Feb. 21. The tentative deal …

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Torres, Malliotakis bill would preserve retirees’ Medicare

WebTorres said the legislation, called the “Right to Medicare Act,” is geared to stop the Adams administration from forging ahead with a so-far-unsuccessful bid to move …

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United on health

WebUnited on health - The Chief. A few of our stories and columns are now in front of the paywall. We at The Chief-Leader remain committed to independent reporting …

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Nurses deliver strike notice to Northwell

WebNurses at LIJ and Peconic Bay Medical Center delivered 10-day strike notices on Friday. They will go on strike Feb. 21 unless they can settle a contract with …

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Westchester Exams

Web95-142 Technical Specialist (Microbiology) 02-030 Senior Assistant General Counsel. 62-705 Librarian I. 62-715 Librarian I (Children's Services) 62-741 Librarian I …

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With deadline passed, Medicare amendment appears doomed

WebA late January deadline for the City Council to pass legislation that would have allowed the city to charge retirees for the Senior Care “Medigap” option passed …

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