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Health insurance exchange is facing a federal deadline
Members of the Health Care for All New York coalition released two new documents they hope will help push legislation to create a statewide health insurance exchange under the Affordable Care Act of 2010. And
Read More »A push for health care exchange in New York
Health care advocates said Thursday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers must move quickly this session — before the new fiscal year starts April 1 — to set up a health care exchange and
Read More »NY Health Exchange Legislation Waits
ALBANY, NY (WAMC) - Some of the seven states that received $241 million dollarsworth of federal "Early Innovators" grants have yet to move forward on key aspects of implementing their health insurance exchanges and
Read More »Push for early action on insurance exchange
Legislative Gazette Albany Supporters of the federal Affordable Care Act want the Legislature to act now to ensure New Yorkers in need have access to health care coverage. Health Care for All New York, an advocacy group
Read More »Advocates say NY needs health-exchange legislation ASAP
Politics on the Hudson Albany Ethics reform, a property-tax cap and gay marriage are getting a lot of attention in Albany, but dozens of consumer-rights and health-care groups are asking lawmakers to focus on legislation that
Read More »Insurance Dept. plans health insurance public hearing
Rochester Business Journal Rochester The state Department of Insurance plans to hold a health insurance exchange public hearing in Rochester May 19. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires states to set up markets where individuals
Read More »Health Care reform hits home
Columbia Spectator New York, NY The low- to middle-income communities in West Harlem and Morningside Heights have a particular stake in the health care reform plans pending in Congress. The five congressional committees that oversee health care
Read More »Obama Grassroots Break from DNC Field Operation
City Hall News New York, NY Key organizers from Barack Obama's presidential campaign in New York are beginning to break from the president’s official field operation, Organizing For America, which they say has been missing in
Read More »State health plan options faulted
Press & Sun Bulletin Binghamton, NY While some advocates praise recent state legislation extending health insurance options for people who lose their jobs, others point out it falls short for people lacking money to pay for
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