Posted September, 1 2017 by Taylor Frazier
Many of you may have heard reports that the Trump Administration will be cutting federal funding for the Navigator program for the upcoming year. Navigators are individuals or organizations specially trained and certified to help consumers shop for and enroll in health insurance coverage through the Marketplace. These cuts do not affect New York. New York […]
Posted August, 18 2017 by Taylor Frazier
Earlier this week, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report on the effects of ending the Cost Sharing Reductions (CSRs), which help make out of pocket costs more affordable for consumers with incomes between 100 and 250 percent of the Federal Poverty Level. In New York, the CSRs also provide funding for the […]
Posted August, 17 2017 by Taylor Frazier
Guest post by Ann Danforth, Progressive States Advocacy and Policy Manager at Raising Women’s Voices-NY. A recent analysis by the Commonwealth Fund confirms what many women already know — the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has dramatically improved our rates of health coverage and our access to care. The Commonwealth Fund used data from its biennial health […]
Posted August, 16 2017 by Amanda Dunker
The results of New York’s prior approval process for health insurance rates are in, and again it’s good news for consumers. The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) reduced the requested rates by 3.8 percent for individual plans and 2.4 percent for small business plans. Insurers had requested increases of 17.7 and 11.7 […]