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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 […]

Urgent Health Actions For 2021

Posted January 27, 2021 by Amanda Dunker

Coverage Half of New Yorkers say that they cannot afford medical care even with insurance and another 5 percent of New Yorkers, 1 million people, have no coverage at all. New York should enact the New York Health Act (S3577a/A5248a) to cover everyone. RIGHT NOW: Pass S2549/A1585 to ensure that immigrants affected by COVID-19 have […]

Private Health Insurance Resources

Comments: HCFANY Comments on Empire HealthChoice HMO, Inc. Requested Rate Changes

Posted August 7, 2014 by Amanda

Read HCFANY’s letter to Benjamin Lawsky, Superintendent of Financial Services and Charles Lovejoy of the New York State Insurance Department’s Health Bureau on the proposed premium rate changes to Empire‘s insurance products on the New York State Marketplace.

Comments: HCFANY Comments on Aetna Health, Inc. Requested Rate Changes

Posted August 7, 2014 by Amanda

Read HCFANY’s letter to Benjamin Lawsky, Superintendent of Financial Services and Charles Lovejoy of the New York State Insurance Department’s Health Bureau on the proposed premium rate changes to Aetna’s insurance products on the New York State Marketplace.

Comments: HCFANY Comments on United HealthCare of New York, Inc. Requested Rate Changes

Posted August 7, 2014 by Amanda

Read HCFANY’s letter to Benjamin Lawsky, Superintendent of Financial Services and Charles Lovejoy of the New York State Insurance Department’s Health Bureau on the proposed premium rate changes to United’s insurance products on the New York State Marketplace.

Issue Brief: HCFANY 2014 Agenda to Address Health Disparities Based on Race and Ethnicity

Posted July 24, 2014 by Amanda

Our 2014 agenda to address health disparities includes (1) Targeting outreach and enrollment efforts; (2) supporting consumer assistance programs; (3) improving the “no wrong-door” policy on NY State of Health; (4) addressing disparities based on language; (5) enhancing and enforcing standards for health plans sold through the Marketplace; (6) collecting and disseminating adequate data on […]