Posted August, 18 2008 by arianne
The Daily News reported this weekend that two-thirds of the city’s HMOs increased their rates by over 19% last year, raising the cost of insurance by hundreds (and in some cases – thousands) of dollars. This marks the 49th time that HMOs in the city have hiked their rates by double-digits in the past 6 […]
Posted August, 15 2008 by arianne
Earlier this summer we blogged about three health insurance bills that were active in the legislature. Two are back on the table – one bad, one good – for the special Legislative session called for next Tuesday, August 19. [See Assembly member Morelle’s letter: Assembly Member Morelle’s Letter] A11680 weakens consumer protections and does not provide adequate consumer […]
Posted August, 15 2008 by arianne
In an effort to avert the looming fiscal crisis, Governor Paterson issued a series of cost-savings proposals on Monday which included shaving the State’s Medicaid budget by $506 million. While the strike against Medicaid accounts for fully half of the proposed budget reductions, these reductions will not affect Medicaid eligibility, benefits, or cost-sharing. On Thursday, […]
Posted July, 22 2008 by arianne
In response to the July 21st deadline HCFANY commended the New York State Departments of Health and Insurance (“the Departments”) for welcoming public comments to their draft modeling instructions. HCFANY is pleased to see the inclusion of several parameters such as: the inclusion of immigrants in all proposals, the use of the Family Health Plus […]