03.24.2017 Health Zeldin responds to failed attempt to repeal Affordable Care Act House Republicans on Friday withdrew legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), who campaigned on the promise to help repeal the ACA — known as...
01.18.2017 Letters Featured letter: The face of Obamacare I am a 50-year-old woman, a mother of three, a partner to a wonderful woman, a daughter, sister and a good friend. I am a hard-working taxpayer and an...
01.14.2017 Columns Column: One idea for health care Obamacare kind of stinks. Now, now, hear me out. I’m your everyday Prius-driving, backyard-composting, bleeding-heart member of the liberal media — but I think I’ve found one issue where...
03.26.2014 Health Deadline nearing to purchase health insurance for 2014 As the deadline to purchase health insurance under the Affordable Care Act nears, officials announced some leeway will be granted for those who begin the process by the end...
02.24.2014 Health Stony Brook University Hospital opens up to insurance exchange Stony Brook University Hospital is now taking one of the insurance options offered through the healthcare exchange. On Feb. 14., hospital officials reached an agreement with Health Republic through...
02.23.2014 Health Health: Local responses to Obamacare changes Just as local health care officials speculated, the rollout of the federal health insurance marketplace has made for a lot of moving targets — with the rules changing for...
10.25.2013 News Symposium offers a dose of information on health care reform As employers, employees and the unemployed across America continue to wrap their heads around new federal health insurance mandates – known to many simply as Obamacare — owners of...
07.12.2012 Letters Letters: Time to make ‘Obamacare’ work LAUREL Don’t kill health care bill After much nervousness, we recently listened to Justice Roberts approve the Affordable Care Act. Would it be OK to tell everyone to have...