New York Gov. David Paterson has announced that the Obama Administration has approved the expansion of the state’s Child Health Plus health plan, paving the way for thousands more children …  Read →

James J. Wrynn was named the new executive director of the New York State Insurance Fund by its board of commissioners.

NYSIF is a non-profit agency in New York created as …  Read →

New York Gov. David Paterson announced new legislation that would make the state’s “Timothy’s Law” expanding mental health insurance coverage permanent.

Timothy O'Clair

“Timothy’s Law,” named after the late Timothy O’Clair, …  Read →

A pair of New York lawmakers has introduced a bill to provide government-financed universal health insurance they say will save tens of billions of dollars.

Richard Gottfried

Assemblymember Richard Gottfried (D-Manhattan) …  Read →

New York Gov. David Paterson has announced the expansion of a pilot program that will provide affordable health insurance to small businesses and individuals in Central New York.

With Minneapolis, Minn.-based …  Read →

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is continuing his “Let’s Make a Deal” health insurance reform game, linking up with a new national and local insurer seemingly every day over …  Read →

Last week, New York Gov. David Paterson passed over state attorney general Andrew Cuomo, naming Kirsten Gillibrand to fill the Senate vacancy of now Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. …  Read →

So there won’t be two Kennedys in the Senate after all.

Caroline Kennedy announced Jan. 22 that she was withdrawing her name from consideration for the Senate seat left vacant by …  Read →