Posted May, 25 2011 by arianne
Crain’s Health Pulse today scooped a rumor that has been making the rounds among fellow advocates and HCFANY folks alike that the Governor is set to release an Exchange bill at any given moment. This has not, however, been publicly confirmed by anyone at the Governor’s office. The Senate and Assembly are also said to be in the process […]
Posted May, 25 2011 by arianne
The new insurance options set forth in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) seem to have hit the proverbial nail on the head. As reported yesterday by UPI.com, insurance plans are now seeing a boost in enrollment as a result of the new changes. Large growth in numbers – to the tune of 600,000 additional people with […]
Posted May, 24 2011 by arianne
CQ Healthbeat News reported yesterday that Indiana and Washington – two states who are currently trying to squash the new health reform law in court – were among three states in line to get money from the federal government for leading the way in setting up health insurance exchanges. Despite vocally opposing the Affordable Care Act and […]
Posted May, 19 2011 by arianne
While most of us were glued to the proceedings of yesterday’s Exchange hearing in NYC yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg was busy surprising us all by producing and launching New York City’s first offical prescription drug discount card. According to city officials, the BigAppleRx card is now available to anyone regardless of age, income, citizenship or health insurance status and can be used by […]