Resources
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On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act (ACA), sweeping federal legislation designed to bring about near universal coverage and transform how health care is paid for and delivered throughout the United States.
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Early Innovator Grant
On February 16, 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that New York was chosen as one of seven "Early Innovator" states.
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Building the Infrastructure for a New York Health Benefit Exchange: Key Decisions for State Policymakers
American Health Benefit Exchanges are the centerpiece of health insurance reforms in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Under tight timeframes, all states are required to establish these entities, or cede that authority to the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). -
"Revisioning" Medicaid as Part of New York's Coverage Continuum
Medicaid provides health insurance coverage for 4.8 million New Yorkers, more than 25 percent of people residing in the state.1 With the implementation of federal reform in 2014, perhaps as many as 1 million additional New Yorkers will secure coverage through Medicaid. -
Coordinating Medicaid and the Exchange in New York
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) envisions access to affordable care for all Americans, a streamlined eligibility and enrollment process to obtain coverage, and seamless integration between Medicaid and the Exchange to ensure smooth transitions between sources of coverage as a person’s circumstances ch -
Two into One: Merging Markets and Exchanges under the Affordable Care Act
This report, the third in a series of exchange-related works undertaken this year with the support of the New York State Health Foundation, focuses on two such areas of state discretion involving “mergers”: merging the individual and small business exchanges, and merging the individua
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Exchange Planning Grant
In 2010, New York received a $1 million award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the first round of funding for the State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act's Exchanges.
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Implementing Federal Health Care Reform: A Roadmap for New York State
This report provides a health care reform implementation roadmap for New York State, summarizing the major provisions of the ACA, analyzing their implications unique to the State, and outlining the key implementation tasks and issues that New York will confront as it begins ACA implementation. -
Consumer Assistance Program
In 2010, the NYS Department of Health was awarded $2,300,000 for consumer assistance activities.
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The Big Picture: Private and Public Health Insurance Markets in New York
This report provides a comprehensive profile of New York’s public and private health insurance markets. We use the term “market” to include transactions in which buyers pay intermediaries to arrange coverage or cover health care services.