Posted April, 15 2009 by arianne
A report released today by Community Catalyst “When Coverage Fails: Causes & Remedies for Inadequate Health Insurance” addresses the growing number of individuals that struggle with medical costs even though they nominally have health insurance-or people who are underinsured. Americans are paying more and more, but and ending up with less coverage. The report identifies […]
Posted April, 13 2009 by arianne
(L-R: HCFANY member Elisabeth Benjamin, Director of Health Care Restructuring Initiatives, Community Service Society; Senator Gillibrand; HCFANY member, Mark Hannay, Director, Metro NY Health Care For All) New York City– This morning Health Care For America Now (HCAN!) member groups gathered at an invite-only roundtable and subsequent press conference with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. The event […]
Posted April, 7 2009 by arianne
The 2009 American Recovery And Reinvestment Act (ARRA) COBRA provision granted a nine-month, 65% premium subsidy for individuals unemployed between September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009. The subsidy is reimbursed to the employer via a tax credit and eligible individuals pay 35% of their COBRA premiums–enabling those who can pay, an option to continue […]
Posted March, 30 2009 by arianne
The State budget has adopted most of HCFANY’s budget reform proposals, including: Economic Crisis Coverage. In these difficult times, HCFANY called for easing enrollment into public insurance. The legislature agreed and eliminated the need for face-to-face interviews, the asset test, and the onerous requirement for some applicants to be finger-printed. FHPlus Expansion Up to 200% […]