Posted August, 9 2011 by arianne
In the fierce crush of end-of-session activity, Senate action on New York’s health insurance exchange bill sputtered to a halt. This left many New Yorkers wondering what would become of our exchange. Despite cries of “Obamacare,” does the Senate really want the feds to come in and run our exchange for us? Shortly after, Senate Majority Leader Dean […]
Posted August, 2 2011 by arianne
The House voted last night to pass a compromise on the debt-ceiling bill. The bill also passed in the Senate this morning and was signed by President Obama today. While neither side of the aisle appears to be too happy with the results, Democrats seem to have emerged particularly bruised as the defecit reduction plan appears to be […]
Posted July, 27 2011 by arianne
House Democrats released a letter this week directed to leaders of both parties, urging them to raise the debt ceiling instead of forcing millions of low-income children and families to pay up. Signed by 40 Congressional Democrats, the letter points out that federal spending choices can disproportionately harm the most vulnerable people in our society and […]
Posted July, 26 2011 by arianne
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 […]