Judge says upstate NY bitcoin mine can continue to operate despite climate concerns – Gothamist
A judge in the upstate ruled Thursday that a controversial Finger Lakes cryptocurrency mine can continue operating for now, but the fossil fuel-burning operation's days may be numbered. Two years ago, the state Department of Environmental Protection denied an air permit renewal for the mine, called Greenridge Generation. Located on the shores of Seneca Lake, […]
Key union pulls support for moving 250K NYC retirees to Medicare Advantage – Gothamist
The leader of New York City’s public school teachers union said the union is withdrawing its support for Mayor Eric Adams’ ongoing effort to switch retired city workers from traditional Medicare to private Medicare Advantage plans, a change some retirees say would weaken their health care benefits. The announcement by Michael Mulgrew, president of the […]
Mount Sinai, UnitedHealthcare reach deal after leaving patients in limbo – Gothamist
Mount Sinai and UnitedHealthcare announced they have reached an agreement on a new contract after months of dispute that disrupted insurance coverage for thousands of patients. All Mount Sinai facilities will immediately return to the network with United Healthcare and its subsidiary, Oxford Health Plans, the newspaper said. Hospital system website. Coverage of the Mount […]
Have Aetna insurance? You could soon lose coverage in New York-Presbyterian's health system. – Gothamist
Tens of thousands of New Yorkers who got insurance through Aetna could lose their insurance. 10 New York Presbyterian Hospitalstwo large physician networks and their array of specialty clinics will open in the coming months, with some types of care likely to go out of network on April 1st. The insurance giant and the hospital […]
As Mount Sinai doctors split with United, NYC patients scramble for care – Gothamist
It took Riverdale resident Kelly Foster years to be diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Once that happened, she sought out specialists at the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Mount Sinai to get it under her control. “Once we did that, it somehow made sense to start moving all the doctors around.” [to Mount Sinai] “I moved […]