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More Americans risking health to balance the family budget

Posted September, 30 2011 by arianne

As reported in Bloomberg Businessweek earlier this week, a recent Consumer Reports survey found that more folks aren’t filling their prescriptions, are taking less medicine than prescribed, or skipping doctor recommended tests in order to save money.  Almost half of those surveyed reported having to do at least one of these, up from 39% in last year’s survey. […]

FE? REACH-Out and help kids renew their health insurance!

Posted September, 29 2011 by arianne

Here is a note of interest for any community-based facilitated enrollment agencies out there.  The Community Service Society has issued an RFP for a new project titled the Retention and Enrollment Assistance through Community and Healthcare Outreach (REACH-Out) Project (say that three times fast).  The goal of the REACH-Out project is to increase statewide retention […]

Out-of-control insurance rate hikes reaching fever pitch in NY

Posted September, 28 2011 by arianne

The front page of the NY Times this morning mentions HCFANY in its profile of the plight of New Yorkers getting hit below the belt with double-digit health insurance premium rate increases during a continuously depressed job market. Many of you will remember that HCFANY has been raising a stink on this matter for some time now, and recently […]

Gesundheit! Now go home.

Posted September, 27 2011 by arianne

Paid sick days.  They aren’t just a nice thing your employer does for you.  They are a public health precaution! The coalition Family Values @ Work has produced a new video that plays on the new flu epidemic movie called “Contagion.”  Basically, they interview folks who work in the service industry – people who you and I and everyone else […]