Behavioral scientists say people in their twenties will need convincing to sign up for health insurance. See if these commercials do the trick.
Affordable Care Act
New insurance plans are among the nation’s costliest — and whether enough young and healthy people will sign up is anyone’s guess
New York Reps. Crowley and Grimm prod Congress to expand federal funding to train future doctors
Health and Hospitals Corporation says incentives will leave patients healthier; union representing some doctors begs to differ
Cuomo administration recruiting “in-person assisters” to help uninsured navigate an unfamiliar world
Making sense of Medicare’s new hospital ratings — and New York City’s dismal performance
City medical centers stand to lose millions under new incentives to improve care under government insurance program for the elderly
Last week, Governor Cuomo issued an executive order creating a state health insurance exchange, after State Senate Republicans repeatedly blocked legislative efforts to create an exchange as mandated in the federal Affordable Care Ac. New York is now among 16 states that have created exchanges through executive order, according to the National Conference on State […]
Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about the critical centerpiece of President Obama’s healthcare reform bill: the individual mandate. Lawyers challenging the law on behalf of 26 states will argue that it is unconstitutional for the federal government to penalize individuals who do not buy health insurance; the Obama administration will maintain that the […]
It’s coming down to the wire: New York State has about three months to create a state-sponsored health care insurance exchange as part of the federal Affordable Care Act. Currently both Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Assembly are in favor of a bill that would create an exchange, while Senate Republicans say they need […]
