Losing NY Presbyterian Coverage?
/If you live in the New York area and purchase health insurance from Dow Jones, you may have received notification that due to ongoing Aetna contract negotiations with New York Presbyterian, we may lose coverage of providers in this network on April 1. This could also affect access to ColumbiaDoctors and Weill Cornell Medicine by the end of May. The company's response to union queries was, "Aetna One Advocate reps are prepared to help impacted members find new doctors if that does happen."
New York Presbyterian is a major provider in the New York area with many of the best specialists, and this change could cause serious–and expensive–complications for Dow Jones employees. In light of our own contract negotiations (Dow Jones wants to raise premiums 30% for people with dependents!), this is untenable. For many employees, finding all new doctors and specialists is not a reasonable option, and the prospect of paying so much more for even less coverage is offensive.
What you can do: Email Kim Duck, VP of Global Benefits for Dow Jones (kduck@newscorp.com) and employeebenefits@newscorp.com and let them know what this coverage means to you. Since News Corp is an Aetna customer, we need to pressure our company to act on our behalf to resolve this issue and maintain coverage.
Here is a draft message to get you started. Please consider adding your personal experiences or concerns before sending!
EMAIL: I’m reaching out as an employee of Dow Jones to say that we need New York Presbyterian to stay in our health insurance network. Please let Aetna know that this coverage is vital for our employees, and we are not OK with losing access to these doctors, hospitals, and other health services on April 1.
This affects everyone in New York, not just IAPE members. Please share this to your colleagues and spread the word.
Further Reading
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