Posted October, 12 2018 by Amanda Dunker
Federal authorities approved the biggest health care industry merger on record this week when they allowed a deal between CVS Health and Aetna to move forward. Approval by New York’s regulators is still pending. New York’s health insurance regulator, the Department of Financial Services (DFS), is holding a public hearing next week in New York City […]
Posted September, 24 2018 by Amanda Dunker
Late Saturday night, the Department of Homeland Security released a draft of new “public charge” rules. If the rules were implemented, it could mean that immigrants who use services like Medicaid or SNAP will jeopardize their ability to stay in this country and become naturalized citizens. This rule has not yet gone into effect, and […]
Posted August, 31 2018 by Amanda Dunker
Next week, a federal court in Texas will decide if the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and all of its protections for people with pre-existing conditions should stand. This isn’t a new activity for anyone who’s paid attention to the ACA since it passed. Opponents of the law have spent years trying to drag us backwards […]
Posted August, 10 2018 by Amanda Dunker
The New York Health Act would create a single-payer public program that provides health coverage for all New Yorkers. Last week, RAND released a report finding that the bill is financially feasible. This is a big deal because single payer efforts in other states have floundered due to cost concerns. The savings weren’t huge – […]