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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 […]

Say what? Mayor Bloomberg unveils new prescription discount card.

Posted May, 19 2011 by arianne

While most of us were glued to the proceedings of yesterday’s Exchange hearing in NYC yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg was busy surprising us all by producing and  launching New York City’s first offical prescription drug discount card. According to city officials, the BigAppleRx card is now available to anyone regardless of age, income, citizenship or health insurance status and can be used by […]

Got plans for tomorrow? You do now!

Posted May, 18 2011 by arianne

The Rockefeller Institute for Government is holding a forum tomorrow (Thursday the 19th in case you were wondering) on how states are working to expand public coverage through the Affordable Care Act. The event is  titled “Expanding Public Health Insurance Under the ACA:  What New York Might Learn from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont,” and on […]