Elisabeth Benjamin

Elisabeth Benjamin appears in the following:

New York's Giant Medicaid Budget

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

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

Your Open Enrollment Questions

Thursday, November 16, 2023

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.

Medical Debt and the Pandemic

Monday, January 11, 2021

Hospitals dunning patients during the pandemic.

Pregnancy in the Time of COVID-19

Thursday, April 02, 2020

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

Coronavirus: A Case for Medicare-4-All

Thursday, March 05, 2020

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

How To Navigate Trump's Obamacare

Monday, October 23, 2017

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.

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How To Navigate Trump's Obamacare, How Alice Waters Became 'Alice Waters,' Khizr Khan On Losing His Son

Monday, October 23, 2017

How to navigate signing up for the ACA. Alice Waters' journey to Chez Panisse. Khizr Khan's perspective on being a Gold Star family these days.

A New York Exchange Check-Up

Tuesday, August 01, 2017

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

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Republicans Try Their Hand at an Obamacare Replacement

Wednesday, March 08, 2017

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

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It's Year Three For Obamacare

Thursday, November 05, 2015

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.

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If the Supreme Court Rules Against Obamacare

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

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? 

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Your Last-Minute ACA Questions for 2015 Coverage

Thursday, February 12, 2015

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

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What You Need to Know About Obamacare 2.0

Thursday, November 13, 2014

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.

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Why Obamacare May Not Let You Go Out of Network

Thursday, May 08, 2014

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.

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Obamacare: Keeping Your Plan

Friday, November 15, 2013

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...

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New York's Health Exchange

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

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.

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Health Insurance Rate Increases

Monday, October 17, 2011

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.

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Health Exchange Deadline

Friday, June 10, 2011

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.

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Healthcare NY and NJ

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

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 ...

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Home State Health Care

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

The health care bill has been passed and signed. Greg David, director of the business and economics program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, and Elisabeth Benjamin, vice president of health initiatives at the Community Service Society, explain how health care in NY and NJ will change as a ...