Elisabeth Benjamin

More on the issue of health insurance claim denials and advice to New Yorkers for navigating today's health care system.

What does the state's Medicaid spending provide for New Yorkers?

Answers to questions on ACA plans, the different types of employer plans, FSAs, HSAs and more ins and outs of picking the right health insurance plan.

Hospitals dunning patients during the pandemic.

Learn about the best health practices for pregnant women during the pandemic. 

One untreated case of coronavirus is bad for everyone, but what if you can't afford treatment? 

Elisabeth Ryden Benjamin, Vice President of Health Initiatives at the Community Service Society, joins us to give our listeners a guide to the “new” ACA.

How does the Washington disorder affect New York's Obamacare exchanges? Elisabeth Benjamin, Vice President of health initiatives at Community Service Society, explains. 

Hearings for the Republicans' version of a healthcare bill begin today.

As the Affordable Care Act moves into its third year, a look at the somewhat abrupt shut down of the insurance co-op, Health Republic. Plus, your questions as open enrollment begins.

A decision is expected by the end of the month on a critical provision of the Affordable Care Act -- insurance subsidies for millions of Americans. What would an adverse decision mean? 

What you need to know about signing up for health insurance in NY and NJ before Open Enrollment closes for the year.

Open enrollment for year two of the Affordable Care Act starts Sunday. It should be easier to sign up for Obamacare than last year, but it’s very different in New York and New Jersey.

For people with health insurance plans they bought on the New York State Affordable Care Act exchange, doctor choice can be limited and none of the plans offer out-of-network coverage. WNYC reporter Fred Mogul explains that while these narrow networks might keep costs down, some customers aren't happy with the doctors they can choose from. And, New York State just announced it still won't require out of network coverage next year. Elisabeth Benjamin, Vice President of Health Initiatives at Community Service Society and co-founder of Healthcare for All New York, also weighs in.

WNYC reporter Fred Mogul and Elisabeth Benjamin, vice president of Health Initiatives at Community Service Society, discuss the president's announcement yesterday and what you need to...

Gov. Cuomo established New York's health exchange by executive order, but how it will work is still to be determined.  Elisabeth Benjamin, vice president of health initiatives at the Community Service Society, co-founder of Health Care for All New York Campaign (HCFANY), a statewide coalition of over 100 New York organizations, joins us to explain the details.

Vice president of health initiatives at the Community Services Society and co founder of Health Care for All New York Campaign (HCFANY), Elisabeth Benjamin, is urging the state not to approve the health insurance premium increases by the companies.

To qualify for federal grants, New York has to set up its health insurance exchange before the legislative term ends this month.  Elisabeth Benjamin, vice president of Health Initiatives at the Community Service Society, talks about the state's late start and what is left to be done.

Now that President Obama has signed the new health care reform bill into law, what does it mean for people from New York and New Jersey? Greg David, director of the business and economics program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, and Elisabeth Benjamin, vice president of Health ...