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Albany Announcements: New Superintendent of Insurance, Deputy Health Secretary & A Spending Cap

Posted August, 14 2009 by arianne

Welcome! Today, Governor Paterson announced the appointment of James J. Wrynn as the new State Superintendent of Insurance and Wendy Saunders as the new Deputy Secretary for Health, Medicaid and Oversight.  HCFANY welcomes them and looks forward to working together. A Spending Cap Yestersay, Governor Paterson announced that he plans to ask the Legislature to impose a […]

Health Care Potluck Picnic & Fundraiser Tonight!

Posted August, 13 2009 by arianne

Bring your favorite dish and join friends and colleagues for an evening of fun, food, and fundraising!  Hosted by Universal Health Care Action Network and Metro NY Health Care For All, tonight’s potluck will feature special guest Kathie McClure–founder of votehealth.org.  The event will take place (rain or shine!)  in the garden at JASA’s Cooper […]

HCFANY Releases its Summary, Analysis, & Response to Urban Institute's Partnership for Coverage (P4C) Report

Posted August, 11 2009 by arianne

On July 17, 2009, the Urban Institute issued its much-anticipated final report, Achieving Quality, Affordable Health Insurance for All New Yorkers: An Analysis of  Reform Options, to the New York State Departments of Health and Insurance. The report analyzes four NY State health reform options, but focused on a “public-partnership” option, which it modeled 18 […]

Don't Miss This: "Sick in the System" Movie Screening Tomorrow!

Posted August, 10 2009 by arianne

Join New York volunteers tomorrow night at 7pm at the Irish Rogue  (356 West 44th St) for a screening of “Sick in the System”– a  film featuring the real life stories of New Yorkers in today’s health care system.  Watch one of the stories from the film: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8yLr2LLrCQ] Click here for more information on tomorrow’s event.