Posted August, 25 2011 by arianne
Did you know that a New Yorker earning minimum wage would have to work an entire year just to earn what Aetna’s CEO earns in just 66 minutes? Did you know that HIP ended last year with $1 billion (yes, that’s billion) in total capital and surplus? You would think that insurance companies reporting these […]
Posted August, 22 2011 by arianne
While many of us have been busy sunning ourselves through our SPF 70 and catching up on old “Mad Men” episodes on our soon-to-be overpriced Netflix accounts, the federal government has been hard at work furiously churning out new sets of proposed regulations for the Affordable Care Act. New on this month’s reading list are the proposed […]
Posted August, 11 2011 by arianne
Yes, kids – for many of us it’s that time of year again! Health insurance companies have been furiously sending notices out informing folks that they once again want to raise the cost of health insurance plans. For some, this means proposed percentage increases well into the double digits! Thankfully, the recently reinstated “prior approval” process in […]
Posted August, 9 2011 by arianne
In the fierce crush of end-of-session activity, Senate action on New York’s health insurance exchange bill sputtered to a halt. This left many New Yorkers wondering what would become of our exchange. Despite cries of “Obamacare,” does the Senate really want the feds to come in and run our exchange for us? Shortly after, Senate Majority Leader Dean […]