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In the meantime, more on the Exchange.

Posted May, 31 2011 by arianne

We are still waiting for the release of the State’s health insurance Exchange bill, which is expected to be out in the next couple of days.  In the meantime, HCFANY advocates trekked up to Westchester to meet with the editorial board for The Journal News.  On the agenda was  – you guessed it – HCFANY’s take on […]

Wait for it…

Posted May, 25 2011 by arianne

Crain’s Health Pulse today scooped a rumor that has been making the rounds among fellow advocates and HCFANY folks alike that the Governor is set to release an Exchange bill at any given moment.  This has not, however, been publicly confirmed by anyone at the Governor’s office. The Senate and Assembly are also said to be in the process […]

More people signing up for new health insurance options.

Posted May, 25 2011 by arianne

The new insurance options set forth in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) seem to have hit the proverbial nail on the head.  As reported yesterday by UPI.com, insurance plans are now  seeing a boost in enrollment as a result of the new changes. Large growth in numbers – to the tune of 600,000 additional people with […]

Even states that are opposed to health reform are passing Exchange legislation!

Posted May, 24 2011 by arianne

CQ Healthbeat News reported yesterday that Indiana and Washington – two states who are currently trying to squash the new health reform law in court – were among three states in line to get money from the federal government for leading the way in setting up health insurance exchanges. Despite vocally opposing the Affordable Care Act and […]