Posted April, 16 2014 by Amanda
Gladys Puglla got caught with large surprise medical bills when she had a medical emergency. The new out-of-network legislation will protect New Yorkers like Gladys in the future! Guest post: Maryanne Tomazic, Raising Women’s Voices – New York As we wrote last week, the 2014-2015 state budget included major wins for health care consumers […]
Posted April, 8 2014 by Amanda
Last week, the final NYS budget agreement was released. You can read HCFANY’s response in our press release, here. The budget contains major wins for health care consumers in New York, including all three of HCFANY’s top budget priorities: The Basic Health Program, out-of-network surprise billing protections, and consumer assistance funding. 1. Making health insurance more […]
Posted April, 7 2014 by Amanda
Jessica K., 27, enrolled in health insurance through NY State of Health in February with the help of a Navigator from Community Service Society As strange as it seems, the 1st open enrollment period under the ACA has come to an end. The final count of enrollees from NY State of Health is stunning: more […]
Posted March, 31 2014 by Amanda
An important element of the Affordable Care Act is the availability of premium subsidies that help low and middle income Americans afford health insurance. The subsidies are available to people up to 400% of the Federal Poverty Level. The vast majority of people signing up for health plans in their state or the federal marketplace […]