Kaminsky Comments on Empire BlueCross Reaching a Deal with South Nassau Communities Hospital

David Reich-Hale for Newsday

Empire BlueCross BlueShield and South Nassau Communities Hospital have reached a contract that will keep the hospital, along with doctors in its system, in the insurer’s network, the hospital said on Friday......

......The BlueCross deal disclosed Friday takes a weight off the shoulders of local patients, said State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach).

“People don’t always realize how important access is until it gets threatened,” Kaminsky said. “I spoke to a lot of people who have many ailments who couldn’t imagine losing this access, so this is a wonderful turn of events.”

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