Last week the New York State Assembly passed a law that would allow for the sale and distribution of marijuana products to terminally ill and chronically sick New Yorkers. This is the seventh time since 2007 that the state assembly passed the measure, however, each time it has been rejected by the state senate. The […]

Massachusetts may be the next state to switch over to the Affordable Care Act’s federal health insurance exchange in time for this year’s open enrollment period. Massachusetts is not abandoning its state-run health insurance exchange outright. Instead, the state is planning for a massive overhaul of its system, which performed quite poorly during last year’s […]

One of the controversial points of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is its financial penalty for American citizens and American legal permanent residents who choose to go without health insurance. This fine for being uninsured is known, perhaps euphemistically, as a Shared Responsibility Payment. The thinking behind penalizing those without health insurance goes into the […]

The last year hasn’t been the easiest for New York State’s small business community. Aside from the sluggish economy, small businesses have had to deal with the changing landscape of health insurance for their employees, most of which can be attributed to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) taking effect. The result? Business owners have lost […]

Healthcare costs in the Empire State are among the highest in the country, especially in the downstate Hudson Valley and New York City regions. Coping with these increasing prices, which show signs of slowing but not stopping, is difficult for New Yorkers from all walks of life. Those New Yorkers hit particularly hard by these […]

With tax season just having passed you may have been wondering while filling out your forms, how the the Affordable Care Act, AKA Obamacare, will be affecting your tax situation, as it relates to the health insurance tax penalty. There is a lot of misinformation out there when it comes to the ACA, especially about […]

A lot has been made about the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and its potential impact on small businesses when shopping for small-group health insurance. Talking heads from all sides of the political spectrum have weighed in on the issue with no successful conclusions being drawn. Much of that has to do with […]

November 2019 For an up-to-date list of PPO health insurance plans available in your region please contact us at (888) 215-4045 Despite some positive initial results during its first few months, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has caused a fair bit of damage to the New York State of Health insurance market. Especially when it […]

Spring is in the air and New York is finally starting to defrost after that brutal winter. To nearly mark the start of the warm weather the first open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act has been ramping down. The last official day to sign up fora new york  health insurance plan at the […]

With the arrival of spring on March 20th, this means many new things with the seasons changing …sunshine (some days), warmth (some days), and…allergies. Symptoms accompanying spring allergies include sneezing, sinuses, headaches, stuffy noses, runny noses, fevers, and that doesn’t even begin to list everything. If you’re battling allergies this spring, you aren’t alone. According […]