It’s a tough irony to swallow. While Congress has been debating repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, nationally, more people signed up for the healthcare for the exchanges by last month’s deadline than last year. Here in New York, the Health Department is reporting an increase of 28 percent in sign-ups from a year ago. Today on our Heal…

Health Navigator NY provides an overview of the benefits and limitations of telemedicine, a developing technology that allows remote connections to doctors, particularly through video conferencing. Our guests are: Carolyn Morris, MHSA, CTPM, Director of Telehealth Planning and Development at the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services; In…

“Health Navigator NY” explores hidden, reputable resources consumers can use, particularly when it comes to medication questions. Our guest will be N. Lee Rucker, M.S.P.H., a Senior Advisor at the National Council on Patient Information and Education and Founder of Enhance Value Health Policy Consulting. About | Every Monday for the next six months…

Every Monday for the next six months, WCNY presents “Health Navigator NY,” a new feature of WCNY’s “The Capitol Pressroom” that will help make New Yorkers become savvier healthcare consumers. Host Susan Arbetter will focus on common questions that often have hard to find answers including what should you do if your health insurance makes an error b…