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Extra Coverage Help Under the American Rescue Plan for New Yorkers Who Lost Jobs and Job-Based Insurance
Aug. 4, 2021
A HealthWatch brief examining the ways that the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act will help consumers afford premiums on lost employe…
A Shot in the Arm: American Rescue Plan Act Boosts Health Coverage Affordability
July 13, 2021
This HealthWatch looks at the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which deepens affordability subsidies, provides premium tax credit…
A Gift for 2020 Grads: Enhanced Premium Subsidies for Student Loan Debtors
July 9, 2020
Exploring how a tax credit for health insurance premiums tied to student debt payments might work.
Lessons from the Great Recession: New York Medicaid Enrollment During the COVID-19 Crisis
June 8, 2020
New York State Medicaid enrollment trends during the Great Recession of 2007-2009, and the impact of state and federal actions ta…
New York’s “Other” Individual Market Needs an Update
April 23, 2020
A recommended series of upgrades for New York’s “off-exchange” market for individuals, including the elimination of enrollment ba…
Healthier Homes, Healthier Childhoods: How Medicaid Can Address the Housing Conditions Contributing to Pediatric Asthma
Oct. 22, 2019
Focusing on indoor air quality as a key aspect of substandard housing in New York City, this HealthWatch brief identifies neighbo…
Easing the Stigma of Public Coverage: Workers with Health Coverage at Their Jobs Get Significant Government Aid Too
Sept. 26, 2019
Analysis and explanation of the federal and state tax subsidies behind the employer tax exclusion.
Mile Marker or High-Water Mark? Tracking New York's Progress in Covering the Uninsured
Aug. 20, 2019
A HealthWatch brief on New York’s progress in covering the uninsured, and obstacles to reaching the 1.1 million who still lack he…
2019 Shaping Up as a Watershed Year for New York’s Individual Market as Federal Challenges and Uncertainty Continue
Oct. 8, 2018
New York State’s individual health insurance market has been holding its ground in terms of enrollment, the cost of coverage, and…
Stable Housing, Stable Health: Addressing Housing Insecurity Through Medicaid Value-Based Payment
July 26, 2018
A HealthWatch brief identifying NYC neighborhoods with high levels of housing insecurity, health care utilization, and Medicaid e…
The Other Shoe Drops: Federal Association Health Plan Regulation Is Next Threat to Coverage in New York
June 8, 2018
New York's Small Group Market Isn't Feeling Well-and a Trump Administration Proposal May Make Things Worse
Dec. 7, 2017
Analyzing the difficulties New York's small group insurance market faces in light of federal changes.

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