Posted March, 22 2012 by arianne
Check out this op-ed in today’s Newsday, written by Benjamin Lawsky, Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services. It’s titled “Urgent! New York should set up insurance exchange.” Superintendent Lawsky does a great job demolishing the “smoke screen” of specious arguments Senate Republicans have raised to delay passing exchange implementation legislation in […]
Posted March, 21 2012 by arianne
By Guest Blogger: Erin Hoben, Children’s Defense Fund-New York As consumers all over the country begin celebrations this week to commemorate the two year anniversary of President Obama’s signing the Affordable Care Act into law, New York’s children and young adults have even more to be happy about. Since 2010, New York has implemented several […]
Posted March, 20 2012 by arianne
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. This week the HCFANY blog will highlight how the ACA has already improved health coverage and care for millions of New Yorkers. Yesterday we shared some of the reasons seniors have to celebrate. Women in New York also have a lot […]
Posted March, 19 2012 by arianne
This week marks the second anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), health care reform, and the gifts just keep on giving! Seniors have a lot to celebrate: 59% of New Yorkers with Medicare Part B received preventive services without co-payments or deductibles by August 2011. (3 million New Yorkers are eligible […]