westfaironline.com March 13, 2023
WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL PLANS NEW IN-PATIENT BUILDING, WILL DEMOLISH GARAGE BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com
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hite Plains Hospital is preparing for the future by taking addi-
tional steps to enhance its physical facilities. With the successful development and opening about two years ago of its Center for Advanced Medicine & Surgery at 122 Maple Ave., the hospital is
working on plans to demolish its parking garage on Davis Avenue, directly across from the hospital’s main entrance and create a site for construction of a new in-patient building. Commercial buildings
that the hospital owns, including one on S. Lexington Avenue that houses Magnotta’s Supermarket, also would be demolished to accommodate the new in-patient building.
The Davis Avenue garage has about 550 spaces. It has a separate entrance for hospital staff on S. Lexington Avenue. The hospital plans to create at-grade parking
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Davis Avenue garage entrance across from main entrance to hospital. Photo by Peter Katz.
New bill would let Connecticut small businesses pool resources for health insurance BY JUSTIN MCGOWN jmcgown@westfairinc.com
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ouse Bill 6710, “An Ac t Concer n i ng Association Health Plans,” could provide a transformational benefit for Connecticut small businesses. The bill would allow multiple small businesses to buy insurance for their employees together as a single entity instead of each negotiating individually.
Businesses with fewer than 51 employees will be able to join together with other members of their industry association to purchase medical insurance plans for their employees. The result, according to supporters of the bill, will expand the ability of small businesses in the state to offer competitive benefits for employees who might otherwise be forced to find their own insurance plans through the ACA healthcare exchanges.
During a Feb. 21 public hearing, the bill drew significantly more support than opposition, with 37 organizations and individuals speaking out in favor of HB 6710. Opposition to the bill during the hearing consisted of 10 speakers that included state of Connecticut healthcare advocate Ted Doolittle along with representatives from the Connecticut Hospital
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