Statement from Representative Adriano Espaillat on New York-Presbyterian and Healthfirst Agreement to Maintain In-Network Coverage

NEW YORK, NY - Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement in response to the agreement reached between NewYork-Presbyterian with Healthfirst to maintain in-network coverage affecting two million New Yorkers and constituents across New York's 13th congressional district.

"Healthcare is a human right, and we must do all that it takes to ensure individuals and families, especially among our vulnerable communities, have the health care and coverage they deserve," said Espaillat. "I am grateful to the NewYork-Presbyterian and Healthfirst leadership and administrators who worked diligently towards the agreement to keep in-network coverage for New Yorkers and my constituents who rely on these services. Their commitment to ensuring high-quality care and continued support serves as an example of patient first provider support and a standard for other providers around our nation to follow."

The following NewYork-Presbyterian Hospitals and organizations will remain in-network for Healthfirst members:

• NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
• NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
• NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
• NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
• NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
• NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital
• NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
• NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
• NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
• NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Groups (Brooklyn, Hudson Valley, Queens, Westchester)
• NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
• NewYork-Presbyterian The One
• NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health
• ColumbiaDoctors/NewYork-Presbyterian Imaging
• Gracie Square Hospital
• Lawrence Home Care of Westchester
• Main Street Radiology Bayside
• The Rogosin Institute
• The Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
• Weill Cornell Imaging at NewYork-Presbyterian

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Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his fifth term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government's vital activities and serves as Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the committee during the 119th Congress. He is Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), and serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/.

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