Posted September, 30 2015 by Hannah Lupien
Guest post: Lois Uttley, Director, Raising Women’s Voices – NY The NYS Department of Financial Services issued a Circular Letter in December 2014 requiring private health insurance plans in our state to cover all medically-necessary care for treatment of gender dysphoria. With the one-year anniversary of this policy approaching, the LGBT Task Force of […]
Posted September, 8 2015 by Hannah Lupien
By Andrew Leonard, Sr. Policy Associate for Health, Housing and Income Security, Children’s Defense Fund – NY Starting this November, many low- and moderate-income New Yorkers will be able to enroll in a new comprehensive and affordable health insurance product, known as the Essential Plan. Without a doubt, the New York State of Health […]
Posted September, 1 2015 by Hannah Lupien
The ACA makes insurance more affordable for people through a cost-sharing reduction (CSR) benefit. CSRs are available to consumers with incomes between 138% and 250% of the Federal Poverty Line ($27,311 to $49,475, for a family of three) who purchase Silver level plans. CSRs are sliding scale discounts on cost sharing, including deductibles, co-pays, and […]
Posted August, 5 2015 by Hannah Lupien
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) released its final decisions on the rate review process (Don’t remember what that is? Check out our blog post about it here). The 17 carriers on the individual insurance exchange were approved for a weighted average premium increase of 7.1%, which is 3.3% lower than requested […]