New York considers single-payer health insurance

New York considers single-payer health insurance

by Carol Thompson Public hearings will be held around New York State as lawmakers consider a bill that would change healthcare for all New Yorkers. The New York Health bill, A05389A/S02078, would provide comprehensive, universal health coverage for every New Yorker,...
Colleges Cut Student Work Hours to Avoid Healthcare Costs

Colleges Cut Student Work Hours to Avoid Healthcare Costs

by C.J. McKinney For decades, cash strapped college students have looked to campus jobs and work-study programs to make ends meet. Now, more of them  than ever are putting in full time hours at those jobs to cope with skyrocketing college costs. But in a growing...
Can Obamacare Succeed Without Young Adults?

Can Obamacare Succeed Without Young Adults?

Health insurance premiums paid by young healthy Americans are critical to the success of Obamacare, but what will the government do if not enough of them sign up? The premise of a successful national health care system is that the “young invincibles” who rarely need...
New Health Care Law Redefines “Insurance”

New Health Care Law Redefines “Insurance”

As the number of cancelled health care insurance plans mounts (130,000 cancellations in Kentucky, 140,000 in Minnesota, and 400,000 in Georgia for starters), the suddenly uninsured are wondering how President Obama’s oft-repeated re-election campaign promise that “If...
Health Insurance Carriers Canceling Plans

Health Insurance Carriers Canceling Plans

As waves of cancellation notices settle into mailboxes around the nation, President Obama comes face-to-face with the words he spoke many times over on the campaign trail: “If you like your health plan, you can keep it.” That’s not exactly the case, as millions of the...