Brooklyn District Attorney
UPDATE 2/13/17: This story has been updated to remove a name of an individual against whom all charges have been dismissed as of November 30, 2016. Several Bensonhurst and Brighton Beach healthcare professionals were indicted today following a massive undercover healthcare fraud investigation. The 199-count indictment, which names
ambulance
Screenshot of video by Kimberly Conner & Ashley LewisBy Kimberly Conner In medical emergencies, every second counts. Michael Marquez, corporate president of Bensonhurst Volunteer Ambulance Service [http://www.nycservice.org/organizations/1592] (8310 17th Avenue), says that language barriers are common obstacles facing emergency medical workers serving the local community.
blue wolf capital partners
With the closure of Long Island College Hospital [http://www.downstate.edu/lich/], the precarious existence of Interfaith Medical Center [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140326/HEALTH_CARE/140329916/interfaith-medical-center-files-plan-to-exit-bankruptcy] , and the overall 50% drop in number of borough hospitals [http://nycitylens.com/2014/10/who-should-mourn-for-long-island-college-hospital/] since the 1980s, much
Affordable Care Act
A great reminder from Community Board 14 [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/apply-for-healthcare-before-march-31st/]: Monday, March 31 is the last day to get insured under the Affordable Care Act [https://nystateofhealth.ny.gov/?gclid=CMr8i9W0nL0CFSwdOgod1k8AaQ] for 2014–so if you have not yet signed up but would like to receive accessible coverage
health plans
This coming Tuesday, October 1, local elected officials will join Affinity Health [http://www.affinityplan.org] to celebrate the launch of New York State of Health: The Official Health Plan Marketplace [http://www.nystateofhealth.ny.gov], the new health benefit exchange established under the Affordable Care Act [http://www.hhs.
flu season
Source: Marvin Nauman via Wikimedia CommonsOn Thursday, September 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Assemblyman William Colton has arranged for representatives from Coney Island Hospital to adminster free flu shots at in a mobile van in front of his office at 155 Kings Highway, between West 12th
Affordable Care Act
Source: Matt H. Wade via Wikimedia CommonsWhen the news first broke of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the measure, news channels were were reporting from opposite sides of the spectrum [http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/06/supreme-court-health-care-ruling-cnn--wrong-/1#.T-0uEbVYvw4] . The responses from local politicians were
health insurance
RambergMedialImages via FlickrGovernor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Budget for 2012-2013 includes legislation that would create something called the New York Health Benefit Exchange. The exchange would create a “centralized marketplace for health insurance” that, according to its proponents, will result in increased coverage and reduced costs for New Yorkers – especially
healthcare
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/theamarand/3243202484/in/photostream/]This guy needs health insurance. (Source: Amarand Agasi/Flickr)Hey, local business owners, looking to cut some costs and help your employees out? Senator Charles Schumer and State Senator Marty Golden are trying to raise awareness [http://www.syracuse.com/news/
Anthony Weiner
Police are still on the scene around Congressman Anthony Weiner’s Sheepshead Bay offices inside the Lundy’s building after the congressman received angry and potentially threatening messages in the wake of the healthcare bill. At his Kew Gardens, Queens, office his staffers received an envelope of white powder. Ultimately