With the open enrollment period ending on March 31st, those who may not have had time to enroll in an exchange plan can still purchase a health insurance plan even if they missed their chance of purchasing health insurance through the exchange. As an alternative, they may qualify to purchase an association health insurance plan […]

When you’re figuring out how much of a tax credit you may or may not have to pay back to the government, the key word to remember is income. Let’s rewind. Were you offered a health insurance subsidy? When you purchased health insurance from the New York State of Health during the open enrollment period, […]

March 31st, 2014 is a date locked into America’s heads since last October. Why? That day marks the end of the enrollment period for buying a New York Health Insurance exchange plan. For those Americans who miss the cut-off date, there are penalties and there are exceptions What is the enrollment period? The open enrollment […]

For those New Yorkers hovering just above or below 138% of the Federal Poverty Level a question may be burning in the back of their minds, should I enroll in the newly expanded Medicaid program or scrounge together the money to qualify for health insurance exchange plan with a subsidy. Both have their ups and […]

Pertaining to health insurance plans on the New york state of health  exchange, “we remain concerned that New York’s Exchange is being implemented in a manner that enables health insurers to essentially run roughshod over the patients and the physicians who will be delivering their medical care.” The quote above is from a letter sent […]

It’s nearly turkey time, or tofurkey, for the vegetarians. No matter how you mark the occasion though, tomorrow is Thanksgiving. It’s that special American holiday for families to gather, give thanks, and make merry. This year along with the regular traditions of overstuffed bellies and visiting with relatives, the federal government would like you to […]

Have you signed up for a plan at the New York State of Health Insurance Exchange yet? When you signed up did you take a look to see if your doctors were covered under the plan you picked? If you didn’t chances are they’re probably not and the same goes for hospitals. But why are […]

It’s been six weeks since the New York State Health Insurance Exchange, also known as the New York State of Health, opened for business. Since then, the state exchange has endured its fair share of technical problems, but they’ve not proven to be as bad as HealthCare.gov. Because of the lack of major problems, enrollment […]

This week has been another one packed with news about the Affordable Care Act, most of it negative. From more people losing their old health insurance plans to a sort of presidential apology about it, and journalists debunking ACA horror stories. No doubt it’s been an interesting week. The online health insurance exchange is still not […]

Now that is an interesting question. According to a story in the New York Post, that number is  100,000 individual health insurance plans. Many of those cancellations are from New York State’s popular Healthy New York affordable health insurance program. Because of the Affordable Care Act and the introduction of the New York Health Insurance […]