|
Last week, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a new report recommending that 8 preventative health services for women be added to the list of those provided for free under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). For those of you who may be out of the loop, the ACA states that all preventative services that have been [...]
Filed under: ACA, Women | Tagged: Federal health reform, insurance, women's health | Comments Off
To highlight all that health reform has done to improve the lives of girls and women in New York, today’s post comes from guest blogger Lois Uttley of Raising Women’s Voices. Women were among the strongest supporters of health reform in the campaign that led up to President Obama’s signing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) [...]
Filed under: ACA, Federal health reform, Women | 1 Comment »
On Thursday, September 16 from 10:00AM–2:00PM, West Side Campaign Against Hunger will be available to answer benefit questions related to housing, health care (Medicare, Medicaid & EPIC), Social Security, food stamps and more! No appointments are necessary. West Side Campaign Against Hunger is located at St. Paul & St. Andrew Church– West 86 Street (corner [...]
Filed under: Affordable, Children, COBRA, Comprehensive Coverage, Immigrants, Medicaid, Medicare, Underinsured, Uninsured, Women, young adult | Comments Off
From HCFANY’s partner, Raising Women’s Voices for the Health Care We Need!– Yesterday, the Obama administration shocked women’s health organizations by announcing it had decided to sharply restrict abortion coverage in the new federally-subsidized “high-risk pool” insurance plans that will be offered to people with pre-existing conditions, such as breast cancer and diabetes. The coverage [...]
Filed under: Comprehensive Coverage, Insurance reform, Underinsured, Uninsured, Women, young adult | Comments Off
On May 11, 2010 HCFANY and fellow advocate groups will discuss what health care reform means for New York and how it will be implemented. Join us from 11 AM- 3:30 PM at the Westminster Presbyterian Church (85 Church Street) in Albany.
Filed under: Affordable, Children, Comprehensive Coverage, Disability, Employer Sponsored Health Insurance, HealthyNY, Immigrants, Insurance reform, Medicaid, Medicare, Premiums, Small Business, State Department of Health, Underinsured, Uninsured, Women, young adult | Comments Off
Filed under: Affordable, Children, Comprehensive Coverage, Employer Sponsored Health Insurance, Immigrants, Insurance reform, Medicaid, Medical debt, Medicare, Premiums, Small Business, Underinsured, Uninsured, Women, young adult | Comments Off
There is a lot of information to digest in the new health law. HCFANY is taking your questions on health reform. Ask away! Submit Your Question to HCFANY here.
Filed under: Affordable, Children, Comprehensive Coverage, Immigrants, Insurance reform, Medicaid, Premiums, Small Business, Underinsured, Uninsured, Women, young adult | Comments Off
Yesterday, both the House and the Senate passed the amendments to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and successfully concluded the year-long health reform debate in Congress. Today, a healthier future begins in America. Here is some information about the bill: Summary of Health Reform Bill Section-by-Section Analysis of Health Bill Health Bill Implementation [...]
Filed under: Affordable, Children, Comprehensive Coverage, Disability, Employer Sponsored Health Insurance, Premiums, Small Business, Underinsured, Uninsured, Women, young adult | Comments Off
As Congress finalizes its health reform bill, HCFANY is highlighting priority areas to achieve affordable, comprehensive health care for all. HCFANY’s priorities: 1. Affordability For health reform to be effective, it must be affordable. HCFANY urges Congress to accept the House affordability schedule for people below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL)–$27,465 for a [...]
Filed under: Affordable, Children, Comprehensive Coverage, Disability, Immigrants, Insurance reform, Medicaid, Premiums, Underinsured, Uninsured, Women | 1 Comment »
Last night over 100 people attended a panel ‘teach-in’ to discuss how to fix problems in the current health reform legislation. Even if you missed the event you can get information on these key issues here: See a New York family budget under health reform here. See what affordability really means in New York here. [...]
Filed under: Affordable, Children, Comprehensive Coverage, Immigrants, Insurance reform, Medicaid, Medicare, Underinsured, Uninsured, Women | Comments Off
