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Coverage4All Myths

Posted May 25, 2023 by Amanda Dunker

In 2022, the FY 2023 budget deal resulted in a promise made by Governor Hochul’s Administration to seek federal funding through a 1332 Waiver to expand our Essential Plan program to all New York State residents, including immigrants who are undocumented. In a turnaround, the State’s final FY 2024 proposed budget excludes immigrants from the […]

Testimony on the 2021-2022 State Budget

Posted March 24, 2021 by Amanda Dunker

This testimony was submitted on February 25, 2021. Download a pdf below.   Health Care for All New York (HCFANY) would like to thank the chairs and members of the Assembly Ways and Means and the Senate Finance Committees for providing the public an opportunity to provide our comments on the state budget. HCFANY is […]

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Women and Medical Debt in New York

Posted December 13, 2021 by Amanda Dunker

Medical debt is a big problem in New York. In 2021, HCFANY held focus groups to find out more about how this issue affects different people across the state. This issue brief describes what participants in the focus group for women had to say about medical billing. The women described problems with surprise billing and […]

How Medical Debt Impacts LGBTQ+ People in New York

Posted December 1, 2021 by Amanda Dunker

Medical debt is a big problem in New York. In 2021, HCFANY held focus groups to find out more about how this issue affects different people across the state. This issue brief from HCFANY member Raising Women’s Voices – NY discusses some of the specific billing and coverage issues that can result in unfair medical […]

Medicare and Medical Debt

Posted October 1, 2021 by Amanda Dunker

People enrolled in Medicare end up with unaffordable medical bills because of billing errors, inadvertently receiving care that is not covered, and other problems. Consumer assistance programs and protections against unfair medical bills can help. This fact sheet by the Medicare Rights Center describes some of the situations that put Medicare enrollees into debt and […]