Details Meeting Name: Committee on Hospitals Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 2/23/2023 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Committee Room - City Hall Jointly with the Committee on Health. Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (6) 6 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available Int 0844-2022 * Julie Menin     Establishing an office of healthcare accountability. Introduction This bill would establish an Office of Healthcare Accountability. This office would audit city expenditures on employee-related health care costs, and make recommendations on how to lower these costs. It would also be required to create a publicly accessible website that provides information on the costs of hospital procedures and summarizes the cost transparency of each hospital. Finally, it would also be required to, where feasible, report on the factors external to hospitals such as the operating and profit margin of major insurance providers. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0844-2022 * Julie Menin     Establishing an office of healthcare accountability. Introduction This bill would establish an Office of Healthcare Accountability. This office would audit city expenditures on employee-related health care costs, and make recommendations on how to lower these costs. It would also be required to create a publicly accessible website that provides information on the costs of hospital procedures and summarizes the cost transparency of each hospital. Finally, it would also be required to, where feasible, report on the factors external to hospitals such as the operating and profit margin of major insurance providers. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0512-2023 * Julie Menin   Preconsidered Create an independent Commission to oversee hospital services pricing for the purpose of increasing access to hospital services, promoting financial stability for hospitals, and lowering healthcare costs for New Yorkers. Resolution   Hearing on P-C Item by Comm   Action details Not available Res 0512-2023 * Julie Menin     Create an independent Commission to oversee hospital services pricing for the purpose of increasing access to hospital services, promoting financial stability for hospitals, and lowering healthcare costs for New Yorkers. Resolution   P-C Item Laid Over by Comm   Action details Not available                     Not available