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2012 & 2013
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Mandate Commission a Winner for All
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Members Take to the Capitol on Small Business Day
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Reform Fails to Address Underlying Problem
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Premiums Stifle Small Business Growth
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When the dust settle - Let’s not forget about healthcare
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Employer Alliance Names 2012-13 Board of Directors
Letter to the Editor
Glens Falls Post Star - June 9, 2012
Letter to the Editor
Buffalo News - May 28, 2012
Letter to the Editor
Democrat & Chronicle - Release Date: May 25, 2012
Letter to the Editor
New York Times - April 25, 2012
Editorial -
Stop the rising flood - The March/April issue of Annals of Family Medicine: April 2, 2012
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For small businesses, budget a mix of good and bad - January 17, 2012
2011
Small business insured let down by passage of Autism Mandate- 6/21.11
Today's mandates will negate federal reform- 6/8/11
HCRA proposal another tax on NYs small businesses - 2/25/11
State of the State message recognizes small business challenges- 1/5/11
2010
Do you know how much our healthcare costs? Unmask physicians pricing
Governor's veto of Autism Mandate is squarely on target - 10/22/10
Small business to suffer with loss of subsidy - 06/18/10
Autism Mandate contradicts what NY really needs - 06/11/10
Autism Mandate Increases Premiums by another 2% - 05/21/10
Lowering co-pays ultimately increases health insurance costs - 05/17/10
It’s time for NY to be part of the healthcare solution - 03/29/10
Autism Mandate is ill-timed, at best - 03/22/10
Governor’s budget proposal increases private health insurance costs - 01/19/10
A Four Point Plan for Affordability - 01/14/10
Expanded Autism coverage will increase consumer costs - 01/11/10
Governor’s State of the State overlooks a critical problem - 01/06/10
2009
Testimony, Topic: Public Hearing to determine the role of health insurance in the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder - 10/23/09
Times Union Letter to the Editor regarding Timothy's Law - 05/05/09
Employer Alliance: New York Budget Proposals Damaging to Small Business - 02/02/09
2008
Employer Alliance: Latest Budget Proposals Devastating to Small Business - 12/16/08
Employer Alliance: Budget Deficit Proposals Devastating to Small Business - 11/12/08
Daily Star Universal Coverage (Published in Oneonta Daily Star) - 06/06/08
Employer Alliance for Affordable Health Care Asks Lawmakers to Reject Timothy’s Law Expansion - 4/16/08
Budget Amendments Strike Another Blow to Small Business - 3/11/08
Spitzer Budget Amendments Strike Another Blow to Small Business - 2/12/08
Spitzer Budget Hurts Small Business - 01/22/08
2007
Alliance Testimony Focuses on Small Business Concerns at Governor's Public Hearings on Universal Coverage - 9/5/07
Legislatures must return $100 Million reimbursement before mandate is expanded - 05/29/07
State Budget Establishes Mandate Review Commission - 04/1/07
Benefit & Cost Commission Brings Overdue Level of Transparency - 03/25/07
Coalition Names Pamela Reese Finch Executive Director - 02/08/07
2006
Businesses rally for a Health Insurance Mandate Review Commission-12/11/06
Policyholders will continue to pay as long as Health Insurance Mandate Review Commission is ignored - 11/27/06
Coalition Names The Otsego County Chamber as Chamber Advocate of the Year - 2007 - 11/06/06
Cost commission MUST happen in the final hours: Don’t let the money go to waste! - 06/19/06
Advocates agree: Mental health proposal will raise costs: Compromise is needed on Mental Health Parity - 06/02/06
Employer Alliance Releases Report Card on Lawmakers - 05/16/06
Twenty-Three Lawmakers Make 2004/05 “A List” - 05/16/06
Cover the Uninsured Week Highlights Critical Issue - 05/03/06
Assembly's Unlimited Mental Health Mandate: A Baseless Gesture Certain to Increase Premiums - 03/08/06
Senator Seward Honored as 2005 ‘Senator of the Year’ - 02/20/06
Schimminger Named Employer Alliance Assemblymember of the Year - 01/27/06
2005
Employer Alliance Appoints Three to the Board of Directors - 09/01/05
Timothy's Law is Unlikely This Year - 06/13/05
Eleventh Hour Déjà vu: Advocates Proposal Comes Too Late - 06/06/05
Coalition Joins Chambers to Support NY’s Working Uninsured - 05/06/05
Push for Mental Health Mandate Overlooks Business Need for Parity - 05/05/05
Coalition Beseeches State Lawmakers ‘Support NY’s Working Uninsured - 05/02/05
Glens Falls Businessman Named Chair of the Employer Alliance for Affordable Health Care - 02/10/05
Mental Health Proposal Shows 'Landmark Appreciation' For Employer Concerns - 02/08/05
2004
Senator Joseph Bruno Named Legislator of the Year - 11/10/04
2003 Report Card Studies Long Term Committment to Affordability - 11/04/04
Jody Reynolds Joins Board of Directors - 10/29/04
Alliance Endorses Assemblyman Hooker - 10/28/04
Record Growth Reported in 2003-04 - 09/18/04
A.1664 Lacks Real Parity for Small Business - 06/22/04
Statement in Support of Senate Proposal for Mental Health Mandate - 05/11/04
Small Business Coalition Calls on Lawmakers to Reject Mandates - 4/26/04
Employer Alliance Endorses Senate “Mandate Free” Proposal - 03/08/04
Businesses Unite to Oppose Timothy's Law
(Chenango, Columbia, Delware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Ulster counties) - 2/13/04
Businesses Unite to Oppose Timothy's Law
(Herkimer, Fulton, Otsego counties) - 2/13/04
Businesses Unite to Oppose Timothy's Law
(Broome County) - 2/13/04
Businesses Unite to Oppose Timothy's Law
(Madison, Oneida & Otsego counties) - 2/13/04
Spending Increases, Anxiety Highlight Need for Reform - 1/26/04
2003
Board Appoints Glens Falls Man to Fill Vacancy 10/6/03
Lawmakers Presented With 2002 "A List Awards" 9/5/03
Eighteen Lawmakers Achieve "A"s in 2002 Report Card 7/7/03
Study Concludes: Mandates Cost NY Businesses: Over $1,000 Per Employee 5/27/03
Senate Passes Health Care Reform 3/25/03
Alliance Calls on Senate to Pass Mandate Reform 3/10/03
Extraordinary Times Call for Extraordinary Measures 1/22/03
Legislative Alert! 13 Mandates in 5 Days! 1/21/03
Crisis in Clear Lake 01/02/03
2002
Leaders Ask for Mandate Reform 12/18/02
Health Care Crisis Hits Home10/31/02
Employer Alliance Endorses Senator Breslin 10/21/02
Employer Alliance Endorses Senator Meier 10/21/02
Brian Clark Named to Board of Directors10/9/02
Lawmakers Asked to Pledge Their Support 10/01/02
Alliance Takes its Message to the World Wide Web 07/15/02
Lawmakers Recognized for Keeping Health Care Affordable 06/20/02
Report Card Grades Lawmakers on Health Care Votes 04/25/02