Guest Blogger, Bob Cohen, Esq.; Policy Director, Citizen Action of New York If there’s one thing that’s clear from yesterday’s meeting of the Capital District/Hudson Valley/Northern New York Health Benefit Exchange Regional Advisory Committee (RAC), it’s that the “devil is in the details” when it comes to building a strong pro-consumer health insurance Exchange. The Governor’s […]
It’s Fall 2013. John Doe discovers he can apply for health insurance through Obamacare’s Health Benefit Exchange in his state. He goes to the website that his employer (who doesn’t offer insurance) told him about and easily fills in the required information, including his income. He enters his annual income as $14,000. The Exchange begs […]
Our health care system is not perfect, that’s true. There are many changes we would like to see, some of which we may not ever get in our lifetimes. But, there are a lot of good things about our health care system too. On a day like today, when we’re all sitting down to our delicious free-range heritage breed […]