Health insurance plans are often based on a network of doctors and other health care providers. Different plan types offer different levels of access to providers outside of a plan’s network. Below are some terms and their acronyms in an effort to help you...
The New York State Prevention Agenda serves as the blueprint for state and local community action to improve the health of New Yorkers and address health disparities. We will highlight some of the major parts of the Prevention Agenda. The Five Priority Areas: Prevent...
The New York State Prevention Agenda serves as the blueprint for state and local community action to improve the health of New Yorkers and address health disparities. We will highlight some of the major parts of the Prevention Agenda. The New York State Prevention...
The health care law Increases support for community health centers – The Affordable Care Act increases the funding available to community health centers nationwide. In New York, 61 health centers operate 582 sites, providing preventive and primary health care...
Continuing with the theme of how the Health Care Law is making a difference: Creating New Coverage Options for Individuals with Pre-existing Conditions – as of August 2012, 4,134 previously uninsured residents of New York who were locked out of the coverage...
Health reform is already making a difference by: Providing better value for your premium dollar through the 80/20 Rule – Under the new health care law, insurance companies must provide consumers greater value by spending generally at least 80 percent of premium...
Health reform is already making a difference for the people of New York by: Providing new coverage options for young adults – Health plans are now required to allow parents to keep their children under age 26 without job-based coverage on their family coverage,...
For too long, too many hard-working Americans paid the price for policies that handed free rein to insurance companies and put barriers between patients and their doctors. The Affordable Care Act gives hardworking families in New York the security they deserve. The...
Under the Affordable Care Act, if you have Original Medicare, you may qualify for a yearly wellness visit and many preventive services for free. Medicare provides preventive benefits to keep you healthy including a yearly wellness visit, tobacco use cessation...
The proposed rules also implement changes in the Affordable Care Act that increase the maximum permissible reward under a health-contingent wellness program from 20 percent to 30 percent of the cost of health coverage, and that further increases the maximum reward to...
