Posted November, 16 2010 by arianne
Citing voter unrest, many Republican lawmakers have promised to mount a full-scale attack on the new federal health reform law. We’ve already seen the beginnings of this assault with the lawsuit brought by the Florida Attorney General, and by Texas’ recent proposal to ditch Medicaid altogether. But, are these acts of opposition really what the […]
Posted November, 9 2010 by arianne
 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced last week that new federal funds will soon be made available for states to upgrade their existing information technology (IT) systems in preperation for the federal health reform changes. The proposed rules put out by HHS state that Medicaid eligibility systems may qualify for an enhanced […]
Posted November, 4 2010 by arianne
Community Health Advocates (CHA), an initiative of HCFANY member org. Community Service Society, invites non-profit community-based organizations (CBOs) to participate in a Request for Proposals (RFP) to build a statewide all-payor health care consumer assistance program as outlined under the new health reform law. CSS seeks to select CBOs throughout New York State to become a part of the […]
Posted November, 3 2010 by arianne
HCFANY is happy to report that yesterday’s election found New York still holding strong as a blue state.  However, yesterday’s GOP sweep in the U.S. House of Representatives, and near-tipping of the Senate, may have left some of us feeling blue ourselves. But, there are a couple of lessons to be learned here, so listen up HCFANY-ers! Lesson […]