Posted September, 8 2008 by arianne
For two contrasting points of view, see the New York Times editorial, on August 30, 2008, The Massachusetts Way, and a September 7, 2008, Letter to the Editorial Board by HCFANY Policy Committee member, Len Rodberg, Professor of Urban Studies at Queens College, CUNY and research director of the New York Metro Chapter of Physicians for a National […]
Posted September, 4 2008 by arianne
Lois Uttley, Director of The Mergerwatch Project–and HCFANY member–wrote a fascinating article about women and health reform that highlight these grim facts: – Women are losing job-based insurance at a rapid clip: the numbers of uninsured women rose from 18 million in 1999 to more that 21 million in 2008. – The number of women using government-sponsored health […]
Posted August, 27 2008 by arianne
A report published in a web-exclusive article in Health Affairs this week by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that people who are uninsured for a full year receive less than half as much care as those that have insurance, yet pay more for that little they do receive. In 2008, the uninsured will spend a total […]
Posted August, 26 2008 by arianne
According to a report released today by the US Census Bureau, there are 45 million uninsured Americans. In New York alone, there are 2.5 million men, women, and children that are uninsured. (US Census Bureau Report) HCFANY member organizations voiced their concerns over these statistics and issued a press release.(HCFANY Press Release for Aug 26 […]