Posted February, 14 2012 by arianne
Well, it’s that time of the year again! February 14th and love is in the air – and in the social media blogosphere… Anybody who is on twitter or follows us @hcfany will probably have noticed the hashtag #healthpolicyvalentines take off at the end of last week. This has really brought a smile to this […]
Posted February, 13 2012 by arianne
The New York Times put hospital financial assistance, a long-time HCFANY priority for reform, on the front page today with an article called “Hospitals Flout Charity Aid Law.” The article presents findings of a new report by the Community Service Society of New York, “Incentivizing Patient Financial Assistance: How to Fix New York’s Hospital Financial […]
Posted February, 10 2012 by arianne
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) yesterday released it’s final regulations regarding the information that health insurance companies will have to give to consumers about their plans in order to allow them to compare plans and make informed choices. Basically, it’s a simple, easy-to-understand way to explain to folks what is covered and what […]
Posted February, 9 2012 by arianne
A new Commonwealth Fund report released yesterday tackles the existing health insurance inequities between people with higher and lower incomes. The report finds that, nationally, nearly 3 in 5 adults in families earning less than 133% percent of the federal poverty level (about $14,000 per year for an individual) were uninsured at some point in 2011, and 2 in 5 were uninsured for one or more […]