“Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a series of actions to firmly secure access to reproductive rights in New York State. Through regulatory action, the State will ensure that contraceptive drugs and devices are covered by commercial health insurance policies without co-pays, coinsurance, or deductibles regardless of the future of the Affordable Care Act; contraceptives […]
Don Draper is the ultimate 1960s ad man from AMC’s Mad Men, which came to end today. Don is a man with perfect style. He is supremely confident, cool under pressure, and admired by everyone for his creative genius and ability to close a deal. Don’s ambition and drive overcame a traumatic childhood and a less than […]
Q-1. What is the definition of “small group” as of January 1, 2016? A. Under New York law and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the definition of “small group” will be 1-100 employees as of January 1, 2016. See Q-6 thru Q-11 below for who is an employee. Q-2. Will New York […]
In all the turmoil in health care, one surprising truth is emerging: Consumers seem increasingly comfortable trading a greater choice of hospitals or doctors for a health plan that costs significantly less money. “Are they willing to trade choice and access for price? There’s no question about that,” said Mark Newton, the chief executive of […]
Small employers are facing an unexpectedly onerous task: tallying their individual employees’ monthly health-care costs. Starting in 2016, under the Affordable Care Act, employers with 50 or more full-time workers are required to file new tax forms laying out what individual employees are being charged for their employer-sponsored plans. The Internal Revenue Service released the […]
The Affordable Care Act has made an unwieldy system of health insurance even more complicated, and should be replaced with a centralized, tax-funded health care system. That was the prevailing view at Tuesday’s all-day hearing on the New York Health Act, Assemblyman Richard Gottfried’s bill to create statewide single-payer health insurance that stands almost no […]