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BIG problems need BIG solutions

Posted October, 21 2011 by arianne

Sometimes things that seem scary at first can turn out to be really helpful, right?  Take insurance exchanges, for example. The final recommendations of the Program Streamlining and State/Local Responsibilities Work Group of the State’s Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) are now out and up on the web.  As you may or may not know, this group was charged […]

Not all insurance exchanges are created equal

Posted October, 20 2011 by arianne

U.S. PIRG, the federation of state Public Interest Research Groups,  has released a new report that looks at the existing insurance exchanges that have been set up in other states and rates them based on how accountable they will be to the public, how much they can do to lower costs and improve quality, how […]

Health Care on list of OWS demands

Posted October, 19 2011 by arianne

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCZFDlEkHMo] HCFANY reps were down at Zuccotti Park last week talking to fellow 99%-ers about what this country really needs.  Here’s a short clip on what some folks had to say about health care. Special thanks to Raising Women’s Voices staffer Maryanne Tomazic for compiling this video!    

Medical trend and morbidity and risk? Oh my!

Posted October, 18 2011 by arianne

The buzz continues! There is a decision coming as early as next week from the Department of Financial Services (DOFS) on whether or not to publicly release insurance plan memos with info on why they think they need to raise people’s premiums again this year. The Daily News published a lead editorial on the matter yesterday, making the […]