Posted April, 25 2011 by arianne
Last week was a busy one for advocates and policymakers thinking about Insurance Exchanges. As mentioned in previous posts, New York is required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to establish an Insurance Exchange by 2014 (or participate instead in a federal Exchange). 31 states have already introduced legislation on the matter, and New York […]
Posted April, 19 2011 by arianne
Advocates around the state are gearing up for what is shaping up to be a very interesting conversation on just what New York’s insurance Exchange should look like. As many of you already know, the Affordable Care Act requires states to set up Health Benefit Exchanges – web and phone -accessible marketplaces where people and businesses can go to […]
Posted April, 15 2011 by arianne
The U.S. House of Representatives today adopted the Ryan 2012 Budget Resolution on a 235-193 vote. The vote fell mostly on party lines, with not a single Democrat voting in favor of the plan. Four Republicans voted against it. The NY Times has a good interactive feature on the geographic breakdown of the vote. The bill now moves […]
Posted April, 14 2011 by arianne
A new report released yesterday by the United Hospital Fund (UHF) has confirmed what anybody who pays for their own insurance already knows: the health insurance industry is making a killing off of us. UHF’s report, titled “The Big Picture III: Private and Public Health Insurance Markets in 2009,” finds that commercial health plans posted gains of $921 million – […]