Posted July, 24 2012 by arianne
The federal government has published a proposed rule that would extend one popular provision of the Affordable Care Act – to allow young adults to stay on their parents’ insurance plans until age 26 – to children of same-sex federal workers. Up until now, same-sex partners have not been eligible for benefits under the Federal […]
Posted July, 19 2012 by arianne
Are you still feeling confused about the recent Supreme Court Decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA)? Still wondering what this means for New York? Well, you’re in luck! HCFANY will be hosting a webinar next Wednesday, July 25th at noon to update our members and fellow stakeholders on the Supreme Court decision. Join in to find out what the […]
Posted July, 18 2012 by arianne
Now that the celebrations are winding down from last months Supreme Court decision to uphold the health reform law (see above video), it’s time to get down to the nitty-gritty of ACA implementation. New York has pretty much been moving full steam ahead for the past year or so [you can always check and see […]
Posted July, 16 2012 by arianne
A new Commonwealth Fund report released last Friday shows that American women are more likely to go without needed health care because of cost and have a harder time paying for medical bills than women in 10 other countries with unversal health care systems in place. These countries included Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Sweden, […]