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A new Kaiser Family Foundation Report “Turning to Medicaid and SCHIP in an Economic Recession: Conversations with Recent Applicants and Enrollees,” highlights the emotional and financial struggles of families due to the recent economic abyss. The loss of steady employment has caused familes to lose health insurance and suffer financial hardship. These families are turning to [...]
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Yesterday’s second annual meeting of HCFANY member organizations was a great success. The day was full of information and idea sharing. Special thanks to Joe Baker, Governor Paterson’s Secretary for Health and Human Services, who addressed the a group about the State budget. We all look forward to continuing our work for health care reform [...]
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The Paterson Administration officially released its 2009/2010 State budget today. In extraordinarily difficult fiscal circumstances that require painful cuts, HCFANY believes the Governor’s health budget nonetheless makes important steps towards providing affordable, high quality coverage to all New Yorkers. Read HCFANY press statement in reaction to today’s budget.
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The Paterson administration will be releasing its 2009/2010 Executive State Budget tomorrow. There has been a great deal of coverage about expected cuts in Medicaid and education spending, but there is some good news on the coverage front. Positive indicators for health reform include: + Economic Crisis Coverage moves. The budget proposal seeks to eliminate: face-to-face [...]
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In yesterday’s press conference, President-elect Obama officially welcomed Tom Daschle, Secretary for Health and Human Services. In his address, Daschle highlighted the administrations new website—change.gov–encouraging people to visit the site and write in their thoughts on health reform. In other news-Single Payer NY issued a press statement calling on the President elect to propose a single-payer [...]
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Last night, Metro New York Health Care for All Campaign (Metro NY)–a HCFANY member–celebrated its 15 year anniversary. Metro NY is a citywide multi-constituency health care justice coalition. HCFANY member, Eesha Pandit, of the MergerWatch Project, delivered the keynote address. At the gala, HCFANY member American Cancer Society was honored for community leadership. Other honorees included: New [...]
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Tune in to WNYC’s Brian Lehrer show today at 10:20 AM to hear HCFANY’s Elisabeth Benjamin discuss health care for all and health reform.
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The Center for Working Families (CWF)–a HCFANY member–is hosting their second annual New York State Policy Conference. The conference will be December 12, 2008 from 9 AM to 3PM at the Kimmel Center, New York University. This gathering of elected officials, community advocates, constituency-based organizations and policy experts will discuss: restoring NYS tax fairness & [...]
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Making health care affordable is a top concern among small businesses and should be the idea that Washington addresses first, according to a press statement released today by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (“RWJ”). The survey highlights several key findings from a new report: America’s Small Business Owners and Health Reform: Key Findings from Qualitative and Quantitative Research 2008.
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New York State Senate Democrats are soliciting feedback regarding the current and future budgets and capital expenditures in the areas of Health, Education, Higher Education, and Social Services. Interested persons are welcome to testify for 5-10 minutes on their perspective on the proposed cuts, on budget priorities, and on recommendations for savings and revenue sources [...]
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