Posted February, 25 2013 by arianne
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), more than 1 million uninsured New Yorkers will newly have access to affordable health insurance options starting this fall. That’s a lot of folks who will need to wade through a lot of new information in the coming months. HCFANY will be holding a briefing in New York City on […]
Posted February, 14 2013 by arianne
RWV’s New York intern, Nina Nnamani, shares what she learned about how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has improved her health insurance coverage. As a woman in her early 20s, I am among those who benefit most from the health care law. I am in my first year of graduate school and have […]
Posted January, 14 2013 by arianne
A lot of folks think that 2014 is when the Affordable Care Act will really kick into effect, and yes, that is when the health insurance Exchanges will become fully operational. And yes, those are a big part of the ACA. But, they’re not the whole thing! Many great things have already happened in the […]
Posted October, 23 2012 by arianne
Nationally, the number of uninsured children decreased to 5.5 million in 2011 from 6.4 million in 2009, according to a new report by the Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families. New York has contributed to that success by extending coverage to more children through Medicaid and Child Health Plus. The state has successfully reduced […]