Posted June, 11 2009 by arianne
At the hearing, Deputy Superintendent Oechsner released an explosive report that documented the need to amend state law to restore the government’s ability to pre-approve (“prior approval”) insurance premium hikes. Next the industry was up. As the picture above shows, industry executives initially refused to reveal their presentation to the audience. After catcalls, and […]
Posted June, 8 2009 by arianne
Chaos abounds in Albany as the Senate has just flipped to a Republican majority. Pedro Espada Jr. of the Bronx and Hiram Monserrate of Queens — moved to caucus with the Republican side, which would end Democratic control of the chamber. Read more here: The Daily Politics NY Times City Room Politicker NY However, Senator […]
Posted June, 8 2009 by arianne
A new report the Health Policy Research Center at the Rockefeller Institute of Government and funded by the New York State Health Foundation looks at revenue and saving strategies the State could consider to finance health care coverage for all New Yorkers. Click here to read the full report.
Posted June, 4 2009 by arianne
A new study released by Harvard researchers yesterday in the American Journal of Medicine finds that medical debt accounted for 62% of all bankruptcies filed nationwide in 2007, nearly a 50% rise from 2001. Of those that stated that an illness had contributed to their bankruptcy, the majority (78%) were insured at the onset, including […]