Under the Affordable Care Act, states that apply, receive federal grants to help set up or expand independent offices to help consumers navigate the private and public health insurance system.  These programs also help consumers with medical bills, finding...

Under the new Health Care law, insurance companies' use of annual dollar limits on the amount of insurance coverage a patient may receive will be restricted for new plans in the individual market and all group plans.  In 2014, the use of annual dollar limits on...

Under the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies will be prohibited from imposing lifetime dollar limits on essential benefits like hopsital stays. This is effective for health plan years beginning on or after September 23, 2010.

In the past, insurance companies could search for an error or other tenchical mistake on a customer's application and use this error to deny payment for services when he or she got sick. The health care law makes this illegal effective for health plan years beginning...

Did you know that the new health care law prohibits denial of coverage for children based on pre-existing conditions? The health care law includes new rules to prevent insurance companies from denying coverage to children under the age of 19 due to a pre-existing...

Be sure to listen for the latest radio ad for the Children's Health Insurance Connection on local radio stations.

Join us for an informative presentation by the Adirondack Health Institute's newest program, the Children's Health Insurance Connection (CHIC) to learn how quick and easy it is to connect our community's uninsured children and families to free or low-cost health...