carriers. This is after Governor Cuomo urged insurers to make public the details as to why there is a need for them to increase their premiums. Health insurers who wanted to increase their premiums by at least 10% came to DFS with their application. The health care reform requires them to seek approval from the […]

Healthy NY has recently announced that beginning January 1st of next year, the NY health insurance program will no longer be offering traditional HMO plans (health maintenance organization). New enrollees can only choose between HDHP (high deductible health plans) with drug coverage or HDHP without drug coverage. HMO plans have been the popular choice over […]

Here’s good news to some of New York’s insured. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that he has ordered 11 NY health insurance companies to reimburse their members’ money for what he calls “overcharges” on the premiums paid. Similar to the health care reform law, the New York law requires health insurance carriers to […]

The NY State Health Foundation is committed to the implementation of the health care reform believing that 1.2 million more New Yorkers will gain NY health insurance coverage. They believe one of the keys in successfully implementing the reform is in ensuring that there are enough community health centers (CHC) to accommodate the primary care […]

The Health Care Reform has added the new Medicaid health home option. This program is aimed at addressing the medical and insurance needs of people with chronic conditions that require long-term care. The program wants to address the difficulty that low-income individuals with chronic conditions face about the cost and coordination of care. Medicaid Health […]

Do you have breast, cervical, colorectal or prostate cancer and you’re looking for inexpensive New York health insurance? There’s help for you. Medicaid offers comprehensive health coverage to individuals who need cancer treatment but are ineligible for Medicaid through the program Medicaid Cancer Treatment Program (MCTP). Applicants will go through screening and diagnosis by the […]

Obesity has become a serious health concern across America. In fact, obesity comes second to tobacco as the leading preventable cause of death. It is a serious threat because overweight and obesity leads to other serious diseases that will shorten the younger generation’s lifespan such as high cholesterol, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, High blood […]

Does anyone employed really understand how this new health care reform will influence his or her employer and ultimately his or her employment? There are millions of individuals who are currently unemployed because the economy is spiraling downward. When you add the insertion of this new health care reform into the equation, it is a […]

Many individuals throughout the country were cautiously optimistic when the new health insurance reform bill was passed into law. A large majority of the citizenry were upset and disgusted because of the promises and underhanded deals that were discussed to help pass this health care reform bill. Most of the participants in Congress voted on […]

The count of the under insured health insurance recipients is virtuously staggering in numbers. On average, there are over sixty million adults who are underinsured at any given time and most are unaware that they are. These are hard working adults who, for various reasons change employment often and this leaves them on the short […]