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Got questions about the NYS Health Insurance Exchange?

Posted April, 18 2012 by arianne

If so, then you are in luck! Yesterday, HCFANY’s own Elisabeth Benjamin made a guest appearance on WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show to talk about Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order and what it means for New York. Specifically, she goes over what’s at stake for consumers, why the Governor needed to take action via Executive order, and […]

Gov. Cuomo issues Executive Order for a NYS Health Insurance Exchange!

Posted April, 12 2012 by arianne

He did it!!! Today at noon, Governor Cuomo issued an Executive Order to establish a New York State Health Insurance Exchange (#42). It’s been a long and rocky road in getting this thing established.  And, while this has proved to be a contentious issue in our state legislature, no amount of partisan folly can deny that […]

Tap, tap, tap (look at watch) tap, tap, tap

Posted April, 10 2012 by arianne

Well, it’s been over two weeks since the news broke that Governor Cuomo was planning to issue an Executive Order to establish a New York Health Insurance Exchange, and nearly as long since Senate Republicans publicly stated that they would not oppose this move.  And yet…we’re still waiting. Despite false rumors of a late-night Good Friday/Passover Executive Order & press event last week, […]

So, what exactly are we working with here?

Posted April, 3 2012 by arianne

As we wait with bated breath for any news of Governor Cuomo’s impending Executive Order to establish a NY health insurance Exchange, I thought it might be a good idea to give a quick overview of what sort of timeline New York is working with here.  And, what better way to do so than with […]