Posted July, 18 2014 by Amanda
The Alliance for Health Reform and Kaiser Family Foundation held a briefing on Monday about the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). CHIP provides quality health coverage for over 8 million kids – including nearly 500,000 in New York under Child Health Plus. The Program was extended in the ACA through 2019, but unfortunately funding for the program […]
Posted July, 16 2014 by Amanda
Navigator Leon McIntosh helps New Yorker Anna enroll We all know finding the right health insurance plan can be complicated and overwhelming – even with the launch of the insurance marketplaces offering one-stop shopping under the ACA. One of the most exciting features of the ACA is the establishment of assister programs to help people enroll […]
Posted July, 14 2014 by Amanda
Guest post: Bob Cohen, Policy Director, Citizen Action of New York/Public Policy and Education Fund; Theo Oshiro, Deputy Director, Make the Road New York New York took a big leap forward in enrolling nearly a million New Yorkers in health coverage during the first open enrollment period under the ACA that ended in March, but […]
Posted July, 3 2014 by Amanda
Guest post by Kyle Brittingham, Director of Small Business Assistance Program, Community Service Society of New York Yesterday the Department of Financial Services posted insurance rate applications on their website. These are applications that insurers submit to request a change in their rates as part of New York’s rate review or “prior approval” process. What […]