Posted March, 15 2012 by arianne
They say you should love thy neighbor but that you shouldn’t covet thy neighbor’s wife – but what about coveting thy neighbor’s State Senate? New Jersey’s legislature was set to vote today on a bill authorizing a health insurance exchange for that state (New Jersey Health Benefit Exchange Act (S-1319/A-2171)). And, from what this blogger hears, the bill is actually pretty […]
Posted March, 12 2012 by arianne
In a continuation of the Senate’s new tone-deaf campaign to ignore the health insurance needs New York’s small businesses and families, Senate Insurance Chair Seward, dropped a bill today that calls for a study of the studies about whether New York ought to set up a Health Insurance Exchange. Senator Seward apparently lost the memorandum […]
Posted March, 9 2012 by arianne
On February 27, 2012, Senate Majority Leader Skelos (R, Long Island) wrote a letter to Minority Leader Sampson (D, Brooklyn) claiming that Senate Republicans believe it would be “fiscally irresponsible and a disservice to New York taxpayers” to pass the Exchange bill. As my teenage nephew would say: “What a whopper!” As HCFANY outlines in […]
Posted March, 7 2012 by arianne
The AARP today released a statewide poll that found that voters aged 30-64 strongly support the establishment of a NYS Health Insurance Exchange through this year’s State budget. Specifically, they found that: 3 in 5 registered voters in NY age 30-64 support the governor’s plan to create a health insurance exchange. Nearly 2 in 3 respondents indicated that it should be a top or high […]