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HCFANY Holiday Greetings!

Posted December, 22 2011 by arianne

What a great year for New York’s health care consumers! It has been a memorable year for health reform, what with new programs, new policymakers, and new progress towards winning quality, affordable health care for ALL New Yorkers.  While it hasn’t all been pretty, overall, New York has taken great strides towards meeting HCFANY’s goals. It […]

Staying healthy is worth a lot, at any age

Posted December, 16 2011 by arianne

It seems like for a while there all the talk was about the so-called “young invincibles” – a free-wheeling breed of thrill-seeking young adults who have no desire for comprehensive health insurance, but rather prefer more risky alternatives such as health savings accounts or a pack of Hello Kitty band-aids and some strong whiskey. And yes, young adults below the age […]

It’s all fun and games until someone loses their health insurance

Posted December, 14 2011 by arianne

Well, ThanksObamacare.org officially wins this blogger’s vote for coolest web feature of the week. They’ve put together a nifty little game, modeled after the old game of Life only without the little cars, that walks you through your life at different stages and lets you choose if you want to proceed with and without Obamacare.  For each […]

Hanging out with the cool kids

Posted December, 13 2011 by arianne

Want to know what’s happening with health reform? Like, where states are with exchange legislation, or what sort of oppositional activity is going on? Well, just ask the Kidswell Campaign!  They have just blown this blogger’s mind with a set of state snapshots they put together highlighting these questions and others. They’ve also got a […]