Posted November, 21 2013 by Amanda
A new report from Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families shares the state-by-state change in children’s uninsurance rates between 2010 and 2012, and there’s good news for New Yorkers: we are in the top 5 of states showing reductions in the number of uninsured kids, with over 40,000 fewer uninsured kids within the two […]
Posted November, 18 2013 by Amanda
Guest post by Bob Cohen, Policy Director, Citizen Action of New York Read your daily newspaper, watch cable TV or go on any news site the week of November 11th, and you’re treated to one story after another about the failures of the rollout of the Affordable Care Act. When I typed the words “Obamacare” […]
Posted November, 12 2013 by Amanda
The Children Youth and Families Task Force of Health Care for All New York will meet on Wednesday, December 11th from 10:30am-12:30pm in Albany! With the Marketplace opening on October 1st, this fall has been an exciting time for health care in New York. Join colleagues and friends to explore various implications of the ACA […]
Posted October, 27 2013 by Amanda
The new online insurance marketplaces have created quite the buzz, and lately all the bees seem to talk about is websites, websites, websites. The media has particularly focused on the federal website, HealthCare.gov, which was plagued by numerous technical issues in its first weeks. We opened last week with President Obama’s speech to address issues […]