Posted October, 28 2011 by arianne
Alright kids, it’s that time of the year again! The weather is getting colder and state politics are heating up – all clear indications that HCFANY’s annual statewide meeting is just around the bend. So, get out your datebooks or your newfangled iCalendars or whatnot and pencil in the following info: HCFANY Annual Meeting December […]
Posted October, 27 2011 by arianne
HCFANY has just received word that Aetna, EmblemHealth, HealthNow, Empire HealthChoice, and Excellus Health Plan have all agreed to release their rate increase support documentation public! This follows the recent decision by UnitedHealthcare – New York’s largest health insurer, agreement to disclose its own information earlier this week. Kudos to Ben Lawsky and the rest of the fine […]
Posted October, 26 2011 by arianne
Earlier this week, our friends at the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative and Progress Now Colorado launched a new campaign and website called “Thanks Obamacare” which aims to both take back the moniker and to educate the public about all of the good things that Obamacare is doing. On the website you can find the top […]
Posted October, 25 2011 by arianne
New York’s Department of Financial Services (DOFS) announced today that UnitedHealthgroup (also known as Oxford here in NY) has agreed to make all of its rate increase support documentation public. Last month, the DOFS decided that rate filing information should be made public to allow consumers and small businesses to understand why their insurer wants to raise rates and to make informed arguments […]