The Midtown Gazette

A Columbia Journalism School newsroom covering Midtown Manhattan in the heart of New York City.


Tag: Insurance
  • Uninsured Patients Still Rely on Safety-Net Care

    Uninsured Patients Still Rely on Safety-Net Care

    Despite the subsidies provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to make health insurance more affordable, some low-income women may still find the out-of-pocket costs of insurance unaffordable.

  • Acupuncture in New York

    Acupuncture in New York

    Bill Cosby has taken acupuncture for 20 years. He says he knows for certain it works well for him. But 40 years after the practice arrived in the United States, many U.S. insurers still refuse to cover the procedure, and sometimes even the ones who do will try to avoid paying the bill, acupuncturists say.