Push for 75 percent participation in program to unlock savings<\/p>\n
BY CARTER MYERS-BROWN<\/p>\n
Posted 9\/11\/26<\/p>\n
Union leaders are pushing back against a Municipal Labor Committee effort to expand participation in a health data-sharing program under city workers’ new healthcare plan, raising concerns about member consent, insurers\u2019 financial incentives and the potential use of health information to manage costs.<\/p>\n
In an Aug. 24 email to union leaders, the MLC executive board said roughly 60 percent of New York City Public Employees\u2019 PPO members were participating in the program and urged unions that had not yet signed on to join.<\/p>\n
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