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Self Triage: Choosing Health, Housing, or Food

Posted February, 23 2009 by arianne

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 […]

Widget With Us!

Posted February, 19 2009 by arianne

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 […]

Young Adult Coverage Revisited

Posted February, 18 2009 by arianne

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 […]

Obama and HCFANY Agree: The Time for Health Reform is NOW!

Posted February, 11 2009 by arianne

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.