Whither the health insurance exchange?
That's what Senate Democratic Minority Leader John Sampson asks his colleague on the other side of the aisle in a letter sent out today.As part of the federal health reform passed two years ago--you...
View ArticleHealth Exchanges: Who's In?
After Friday's (extended) deadline, Karen Pollitz, senior fellow at the Kaiser Family Foundation, explains health insurance exchanges and which states are setting them up, and which aren't.
View ArticleIn the Market For Health Insurance
Four local residents share why they're looking to buy insurance through the new Obamacare exchanges and what criteria they're using for making their choices:Pilar, contract associate producer at CBS...
View ArticleHealth Insurance Exchange Update
Three residents who shared their thoughts on healthcare decisions last week update us on their experiences trying to sign up for health insurance through the new insurance exchanges.Pilar, contract...
View ArticleHealth Insurance Exchanges: Progress in New York, Slow Going in New Jersey
The rollout of the health insurance exchanges is starting to gain momentum in New York, but progress continues to be slow in New Jersey. One state developed its own system - the other outsourced it to...
View ArticleCancelling the Cancellation: Will Insurers Restore Pre-Obamacare Policies?
Officials in Albany and Trenton are trying to figure out what a new White House proposal means for local insurance companies and the people who used to be their customers.Exact numbers are difficult to...
View ArticleDespite Obama Promise, Cuomo Preserves Health Insurance Status Quo
If you like your health plan, you can keep it.Last week, President Obama restored that pledge, after he was forced to admit the Affordable Care Act had in fact caused many people to lose insurance...
View ArticleNew York Health Exchange Gears Up for December Rush
Health insurance exchanges are in the middle of their version of the holiday shopping crunch.Millions of Americans who want coverage in place for the start of 2014 have to buy it by Dec. 23.In Albany,...
View ArticleThe Procrastinator's Guide to Getting Insured
Want insurance coverage in place for New Year's Day, 2014? Time is running out, so here's what you need to do.You have until Dec 23 to enroll, and with all the computer problems the state-run and...
View ArticleHospitals, Clinics and Doctors Get Ready for Newly Insured
Wednesday marks the first day coverage takes effect for people recently insured through exchanges, under the Affordable Care Act.Hospitals, clinics and doctors say they are not bracing for an onslaught...
View ArticleThe Obamacare Horror Story
During the tumultuous roll-out of the Affordable Care Act, the media struggled to find stories of people who had successfully bought insurance through healthcare.gov, and many landed on sources that...
View ArticleWhere's My Health Insurance Card?
Last weekend, Rob Cuillo had a severe stomach bug, and began thinking it might be time for a trip to the emergency room near his home in Ronkonkoma.“I was sick as a dog, puking my brains out,” he said....
View ArticleInsurance Exchange Consumers Spending More Now, Saving Later
Experts say the Affordable Care Act health exchanges so far appear to be attracting the people they were set up to serve — those with too much money to qualify for Medicaid but not enough money to buy...
View ArticleRates Could Yo-Yo as Insurance Exchange Heads into 2015
New Yorkers who bought insurance from the state health exchange could see big price hikes next year.Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield is seeking up to an 18 percent increase from state insurance...
View ArticleHealth Insurance Spikes — But Less Than Expected
Health insurance premiums will be going up next year in New York — but not nearly as much as the insurance industry had hoped.The state controls how much health plans can increase their prices, and...
View ArticleHealthCare.Gov Re-Opens For Business
HealthCare.gov is open for business again. On Saturday, those who want an insurance plan will have a chance to sign up for a healthcare policy under the Affordable Care Act. The open enrollment period...
View ArticleSmall Business Yawns for Obamacare
Most of the attention in Obamacare has been on the "individual mandate" — the requirement that people carry insurance — and on the state and federal health exchanges set up to help the uninsured buy...
View ArticleIt's Not Insurance, but Maybe It's a Start
Inirina Garcia can't remember the last time she saw a primary care doctor to talk about her health. But on a recent December morning, she was discussing her sleep trouble with Dr. Diana...
View ArticleConfusion, High Costs Confront Latest Obamacare Enrollment Push
Natasha Thomas has some cancer in the family, so the 29-year-old Newark resident recently went to a doctor for a routine pelvic exam."It cost me $80 or so, and I paid it myself," Thomas said. "That's a...
View ArticleBankrupt Insurer Leaves Many New Yorkers in the Lurch
When state insurance regulators announced Health Republic's collapse last month, many of the non-profit company's 200,000 customers in New York thought they were covered through the end of 2015. In...
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