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Call Your State Senator Today to Support the reinstatement of Prior approval

Posted June, 7 2010 by arianne

Call Majority Leader Sampson and your State Senator TODAY and tell them you support the reinstatement of “prior approval”– or the Government’s authority to review rate insurance hikes BEFORE they go into effect. Senator Sampson’s number is (518) 455-2788. Call the Senate Switchboard at (518) 455-2800 to be connected to your Senator. Background: This weekend, […]

Spread the word – W-2 rumor false!

Posted May, 26 2010 by arianne

Anti-health reform activists continue to fight reform with misinformation. There’s an email circulating now with a false claim about health care reform and W-2s. It says that consumers will see their taxes go up because of a provision of PPACA, the new federal health reform law. The email says that consumers will be charged higher […]

Governor Paterson Establishes Implementation Committee

Posted May, 13 2010 by arianne

Governor Paterson announced today that he has established the Governor’s Health Care Reform Cabinet to manage the implementation of federal health care reform in New York State. Several state agencies have been named to the cabinet and in addition, the Governor will name an external advisory group to assist and advise the Cabinet on reform […]