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Day of ACAtion!

Posted December, 18 2012 by arianne

On June 15, 2012 President Obama announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, potentially changing the lives over one million young immigrants. These are the young people that would have benefited from the DREAM Act. So far, with over 350,000 individuals having applied for DACA, the program has been a huge success. As […]

Blindsided by Bills

Posted November, 20 2012 by arianne

Connor is a 68-year-old Westchester resident with heart problems, insured in a preferred provider organization (PPO). He had a stent put in last year, and when he was experiencing extreme shortness of breath he rushed to his local in-network hospital. The heart problem was too severe to be treated there, so he was transferred to […]

Exploring Enroll UX 2014

Posted November, 15 2012 by arianne

Last week the New York State Health Benefit Exchange gave us a glimpse of what the Exchange website and online application will look like. Two webinars (with identical content) were held, exploring the design elements of the Enroll UX 2014 prototype, which was developed through a collaborative effort funded by eight national and state health foundations.  […]