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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

Advocacy: Letter to Department of Financial Services on Empire Proposed Rate Increases

Posted August 31, 2012 by Amanda

HCFANY objects to Empire’s Rate Applications based upon its review of information available from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) and the additional actuarial memoranda and supporting documentation posted on the Department’s website. Based on the data reviewed, HCFANY urges the Department to reject Empire’s proposed rate changes.  

Advocacy: Letter to Department of Financial Services on HealthNow Proposed Rate Increase

Posted August 27, 2012 by Amanda

HCFANY objects to HealthNow’s Rate Applications based upon its review of information available from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) and the additional actuarial memoranda and supporting documentation posted on the Department’s website. Based on the data reviewed, HCFANY urges the Department to reject or reduce substantially HealthNow’s proposed rate increases.

Comments: HCFANY Comments to IRS on Final Regulations for the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit

Posted August 21, 2012 by Amanda

HCFANY writes to comment on the final rule regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) health insurance premium tax credit. Overall, we support the Department’s efforts to implement this important provision of the ACA to make quality affordable coverage available to millions of families. Our main concern, as we indicated in our October […]

HCFANY Letter to DFS on EmblemHealth Proposed Rare Increases

Posted August 16, 2012 by arianne

HCFANY’s objection to the proposed rate increases ranging from 9.53 percent to 37.19 percent posted for 2013 for the following insurance products: GHI HMO Select, Inc. (GHI Healthy NY HMO) Group Health Incorporated (GHI Healthy NY EPO, GHI Direct Pay, GHI Small Group) HIP Insurance Company of New York (HIP Small Group EPO/PPO) Health Insurance […]