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President Obama has submitted his first budget to Congres. His budget blueprint holds great news for health care reform. The President proposes to create a $635 billion reserve fund as a down payment on health care. The President’s principles-echoing HCFANY’s own 10 Standards– state that health care reform should ensure affordable coverage for all Americans, [...]
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The New York State Health Foundation(NYSHF) issued two important reports this week. HCFANY partner organizations, New Yorkers for Accessible Health Coverage and the New York Immigration Coalition‘s report “Analysis of New York State Coverage Expansion Proposals: Potential Impact on Immigrants,” examines how major health insurance expansion proposals will impact immigrants. The report evaluates nine State [...]
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A report released yesterday by the Institute of Medicine: America’s Uninsured Crisis- Consequences for Health and Health Care tells the depressing news that the number of uninsured Americans continues to grow. The economy and rising health care costs are resulting in an ever increasing number of Americans losing or dropping their health coverage. Read the HCFANY [...]
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Today’s Daily News article highlights the ever increasing number of individuals deciding between health care and other costs of living. In most of these decisions, health care is the loser. One in four New Yorkers has not filled a needed prescription because it was too expensive. Jim Shea is faced with these decisions ever day. Hear [...]
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HCFANY has a widget! A widget is a mini web application that anyone can put on their webpage, blog, or profile. Its a quick and easy way to get updates. HCFANY’s widget provides a rolling feed of our blog–a great way to way to get up-to-date posts! Here is a picture of what the widget [...]
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A new report by Community Catalyst “Expanding Coverage for Dependents” addresses the states efforts to provide affordable insurance coverage options for young adults. The report suggests that one way to resolve the uninsured young adults crisis is to extend the period of time that a dependent can remain on the parent’s insurance. Governor Paterson’s Executive [...]
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At a health care town hall meeting on February 10, 2009, President Obama gave his answer to the following questions: “In light of the fact that you have inherited an economic crisis, where does your priority lie with health care reform?” Read the full transcript of President Obama’s Town Hall meeting here.
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A report released last Thursday by the American Cancer Society and the Kaiser Family Foundation depicts the plight of people with cancer and other serious illnesses even when they have private health insurance. The report highlights five key gaps in the health care system: High co payments and exhaustion of benefits as a result of annual [...]
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On February 4, 2009, President Obama re-authorized the State Child Health Insurance Program. This will provide key funding to states for the coverage of an estimated 10 million children. The bill includes two key victories: a requirement for “mental health parity”-equal coverage of mental and physical illness– and the elimination of a 5 year waiting [...]
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Health Care for American Now! (HCAN!) is a federal group focused on winning quality, affordable health care for all. In January 2009, HCAN! and Lake Research Partners conducted a nationwide poll of 800 voters which shows strong support for a public plan as part of national health reform. The poll found, despite economic concerns, voters: [...]
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