Health insurance companies have to get permission from insurance regulators for their prices every year, whether premiums are increasing, decreasing, or staying the same. In New York, our insurance regulators (the Department of Financial Services, or DFS) consider public comments when making their decision. To help consumers make informed comments, DFS posts the insurers’ applications […]
Because the Senate is writing their health bill in secret, we don’t know a lot about what is in it. But there is a good chance the bill will look very similar to the one passed by the House of Representatives on May 4 – one Senator told the media the bill will be ‘about […]
Medicaid is the single largest insurer for children in the United States. The program covers more than 35.5 million children nation-wide and more than 2 million children in New York State alone. On May 4, the House of Representatives voted to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and cut more than $830 billion […]
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) came out with its score of the amended American Health Care Act (AHCA), and the new bill is just as devastating as the original (you can read the report here, and our official statement here). CBO’s job is to estimate the effect bills will have on the federal budget. In […]
