Health insurance can be very expensive but forgoing health care coverage can be even more costly. The state of New York has various state-subsidized healthcare programs to ease the financial burden of acquiring coverage. If you’re looking for inexpensive health insurance you might want to check the state health care programs that New York has […]

(HNY), New York state’s health care program that offers coverage to the state’s low-income residents is in for a major change. Beginning January 1, 2012, Healthy NY will only be offering high deductible health plans (HDHP). Currently, the program is offering four New York Health Insurance options: HMO plans, HMO plans with drug coverage, high deductible […]

Healthy New York, a state-run health insurance program that provides inexpensive health insurance coverage to low-income residents is now in its 10th year. This program is open to individuals, sole proprietors, and small business owners. But there are eligibility requirements that apply to qualify. As of the latest count (Sept 2010), the Healthy New York […]

Healthy New York has launched wo pilot projects – HealthCore which is designed for individuals and small business owners in Central New York and Brooklyn HealthWorks for small businesses in Brooklyn. HealthCore is a pilot project of Healthy New York that aims to provide health insurance coverage to working individuals, students sole proprietors, and small […]

The New York State Department of Health has issued a warning to the public last week to take precautionary measures against disease carrying mosquitoes. The presence of mosquitoes in New York was triggered by the recent flooding in various parts of New York. The harm that mosquitoes can bring should not be taken lightly. Maggie […]

Supporters of the health care reform in New York are worried that the state will miss the deadline for funding the start up costs of establishing a New York health insurance exchange. The health care reform requires states to establish their own health insurance exchange by 2014 where residents can choose from a wide selection […]

Hurricane Irene has passed but she has left us with so much to be done. The aftermath has left people with a lot of cleaning to do and diseases are waiting to be picked up. Floods bring about a lot of health hazards ranging from chemical spills, and infectious diseases to injuries while doing the […]

Employers started offering health care benefits after the war to attract competitive applicants. However because of the increasing cost of self employed health insurance, employers started refraining from providing health insurance coverage or they skimp on premium costs by having their employees underinsured. Small business owners in particular were struggling to afford to offer health […]

Diabetes along with obesity is becoming a serious health concern in America. According to the NYS Health Foundation, 1.8 million residents in New York alone have diabetes. This disease is rampant in individuals 45 years old and over but recently younger people develop this condition. It is even afflicting children and adolescents. The medical costs […]

According to the United States HIV and AIDS statistics summary, more than 1 million Americans are living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). HIV is not limited to adults. In 2008, there were 4,043 children reported with HIV. HIV is a virus that attacks the immune system and unlike other viruses, our immune system cannot fight […]