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Support Immigrants Access to Care – Tonight!

Posted September, 24 2018 by Amanda Dunker

Late Saturday night, the Department of Homeland Security released a draft of new “public charge” rules. If the rules were implemented, it could mean that immigrants who use services like Medicaid or SNAP will jeopardize their ability to stay in this country and become naturalized citizens. This rule has not yet gone into effect, and […]

Tell New York’s Leaders to Protect People with Pre-Existing Conditions

Posted August, 31 2018 by Amanda Dunker

Next week, a federal court in Texas will decide if the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and all of its protections for people with pre-existing conditions should stand. This isn’t a new activity for anyone who’s paid attention to the ACA since it passed. Opponents of the law have spent years trying to drag us backwards […]

RAND: Universal Coverage Feasible in New York Under a Single-Payer Program

Posted August, 10 2018 by Amanda Dunker

The New York Health Act would create a single-payer public program that provides health coverage for all New Yorkers.  Last week, RAND released a report finding that the bill is financially feasible. This is a big deal because single payer efforts in other states have floundered due to cost concerns. The savings weren’t huge – […]

2019 Premiums Will Increase 8.6% on Average – Less Than Half of Insurers’ Original Requests

Posted August, 6 2018 by Amanda Dunker

Premiums will go up for most individual market plans in 2019 – but the average increase is only 8.6 percent, the lowest in three years (read our comments on the individual market applications here). Premiums for small group plans will only go up by 3.8 percent on average. In New York, insurers have to get […]