Posted October, 1 2021 by Amanda Dunker
Medicare is a life-saver for older Americans, but it does have out-of-pocket costs that can expose some patients to medical debt. A new issue brief created for HCFANY by the Medicare Rights Center explains some of the causes of medical debt for people enrolled in Medicare and describes some steps patients can take to avoid […]
Posted September, 24 2021 by Amanda Dunker
By CSS NY This week, CSS VP of Health Initiatives Elisabeth Benjamin joined David Lombardo on The Capitol Pressroom to discuss how Governor Kathy Hochul can use her new position to make our state’s health care system work better for patients. Below are six items that should be on Governor Hochul’s health care to-do list: 1. PASS […]
Posted September, 17 2021 by Amanda Dunker
By Bob Cohen, Policy Director, Citizen Action of New York In the 2021 session’s closing weeks, the Assembly and Senate each passed two important pieces of legislation, which — if signed by the Governor — will strongly assist health care consumers. Lawsuits Against Consumers: Between 2015 and 2019, New York hospitals sued over 40,000 New […]
Posted August, 13 2021 by Amanda Dunker
The Department of Financial Services released its final 2022 rate decisions today, and once again our prior approval law has resulted in huge savings for New Yorkers. Individual market insurers requested an average premium increase of 11.2% this year. After reviewing their requests, DFS knocked that down to just 3.7%, a 67% decrease! That means […]