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Wednesday in Rochester, Governor Paterson signed three health care reform bills designed to provide relief for New Yorkers in a time of economic crisis. Said the Governor, “The State is in a dire situation. When people lose their jobs, they often lose their health insurance.” HCFANY’s core role in the passage of these bills was [...]
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Today, over 100 Health Care for America Now New York (HCAN NY) coalition members and supporters gathered at City Hall in Manhattan to tell the New York State Congressional Delegation that affordability is key to effective national reform. Specifically, HCAN NY supports H.R.3200–the House bill that will proposes an income tax “surcharge” on the top [...]
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This week, leading advocacy groups—including the American Cancer Society, a HCFANY member—sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Congressional leaders emphasizing the absolute need for affordability in national health reform. The letter commends the proposed House Committees on Health, Education and Labor, and Pensions (HELP) health reform bill for recognizing that in order [...]
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Yesterday, Governor Paterson issued a letter to the New York’s Congressional delegation about what national health care reform must entail to be successful in New York. The Governor applauds efforts in New York, such as our pure community rating system, which bars discrimination by insurance companies based on a person’s age, race, gender, or occupation. In his [...]
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Today, after a great deal of anticipation, the State’s Partnership for Coverage Process released its final report. Read it here. Read HCFANY’s press statement on the release of the report here. The Partnership for Coverage (P4C) process begain in the Spring of 2007 and is a collaborative effort by the New York State Departments of Health and [...]
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Last night the Senate passed three insurance reform bills strongly supported by HCFANY: A.8400/S.5471 extends COBRA coverage from 18 to 36 months for workers who were laid off or have a reduction in hours; A.9036/S.6030 which allows young adults (ages 19-29) to obtain a COBRA-like coverage through his or her parent’s insurance, while still preserving [...]
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HCFANY supports A.9036/S.6030,which was passed out of the Senate rules committee yesterday. However, key Senators have voted against this bill, including Senators Hannon (the former Chair of the Health Committee) and Senator Seward (former Chair of the Senate Insurance Committee). HCFANY’s memorandum of support can be view here. Please call Senator Hannon (518-455-2200) and Senator [...]
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Citizen Action of New York as a part of Health Care for America Now!(HCAN!) – the nation’s largest health care campaign – released a report, “Unequal Lives: Health Care Discrimination Harms Communities of Color in New York” explaining how New York’s $7.7 million people of color suffer disproportionately in our health care system. This [...]
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As Congress prepares for this week’s HELP bill mark up, HCFANY hits the Hill today to meet with the New York Congressional delgation to discuss how federal health care impacts New York. First stop: welcoming Senator Al Franken (D-MN) who was sworn in as the official Minnesota senator last week–this gives Democrats the 60 vote [...]
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Today at noon MoveOn members are holding health care rallies at local Senate offices across the country. These rallies are the best way to show that Americans across the country are demanding a strong public health insurance option. Today’s rally will take place at Sen. Charles Schumer’s District Office: 757 Third Avenue, Manhattan For more [...]
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