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32BJ Health Fund in the Media
Labor Union Health Fund Targets Hospital Prices, Looks to Form Purchasing Coalition
Frustrated by high hospital prices, a large union’s health fund, which oversees benefits for 200,000 SEIU workers and their families, is determined to rein in spending after an analysis of its claims data showed about…
Many Hospitals Get Big Drug Discounts. That Doesn’t Mean Markdowns for Patients.
Through a government program aimed at helping low-income patients, some hospitals buy medications at reduced prices. They can sell them to patients and their insurers for much more.
32BJ Health Fund conference tackles uncontrolled hospital pricing
32BJ Health Fund held its fall conference to address the challenges of increased hospital pricing and brought to light data-backed solutions endorsed by legislators and national policy experts.
EP373: How to Kick a Big Hospital Out of Your Network, with Cora Opsahl - Part 2
In this healthcare podcast, I am speaking with Cora Opsahl, who directs the 32BJ Health Fund. This is the second conversation I’m having with Cora (last one was EP372), but these two conversations are not really…
New York City hospital costs are out of control
The heroic work of doctors, nurses and other frontline health-care industry staff throughout the pandemic has been nothing short of amazing. But while they’ve been busy saving lives, a more troubling trend has played out…
EP372: Step One for Employers and Unions – Get Your Data, with Cora Opsahl - Part 1
In this healthcare podcast, I am speaking with Cora Opsahl, who directs the 32BJ Health Fund. Important to know about Cora’s background is this: In previous roles, she’s worked deep in the inner workings of…
32BJ Health Fund News
HEALTH CARE EXPERTS, LABOR LEADERS, & ELECTED OFFICIALS CONVENE TO...
High Hospital Prices Led To 32BJ Health Fund Being Charged Hundreds of Millions Above Medicare – If New York City’s Experience was the Same, the City’s Number May Be More…
32BJ HEALTH FUND SEVERS TIES WITH NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN
Fund Decries Hospital’s Refusal to End Anti-Worker, Sky-High Pricing Structure, Takes Necessary Steps to Protect Affordable Care Access for Participants
32BJ HEALTH FUND NAMES OPTUMRX IT'S NEW PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER
The 32BJ Health Fund Will Also Partner with Group Purchasing Organization CoreTrust
32BJ HEALTH FUND PARTNERS WITH HOSPITALS IN GROUND-BREAKING PLAN TO...
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…