Posted October, 4 2011 by arianne
The Community Service Society of New York (CSS) is now accepting proposals to join the Community Health Advocates (CHA) network and provide consumer assistance and education about health care and coverage. CHA is New York’s statewide consumer assistance program created under the ACA. CHA will give out grants to up to six new organizations located in […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]