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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 […]

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Webinar Recording: Coverage4All and the Section 1332 Waiver

Posted February 23, 2023 by Amanda Dunker

Governor Hochul is backtracking on her promise to provide health insurance for undocumented New Yorkers through a Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver. Join the #Coverage4All, Health Care for All NY campaigns and Medicaid Matters to learn about how a revised Section 1332 Waiver could help New York to provide health coverage to income-eligible New Yorkers regardless of immigration […]

HCFANY Coverage Expansions Workshop

Posted February 17, 2022 by Amanda Dunker

Download the slides here. Join us to learn what you can do with HCFANY to fight for the coverage expansion proposals we talked about at our HCFANY’s Winter Meeting. We’ll talk about concrete actions you can take and we’d love to hear your ideas too!

Workshop: Coverage Issues in the 2021-22 NYS Budget Process

Posted February 18, 2021 by Amanda Dunker

Download the slides below. How does Gov. Cuomo’s proposed state budget for FY 2021-22 help New Yorkers enroll in or keep their health insurance, and what else needs to be done? Join us to learn more about health coverage in the budget and beyond.  Topics covered include Medicaid, covering all immigrants, the Essential Plan, the […]

Memo of Support: A1585/S2549

Posted July 13, 2020 by Amanda Dunker

May 2020 An act to amend the social services law, in relation to eligibility for the basic health program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof Health Care for All New York (HCFANY) is a statewide coalition of consumer-focused organizations dedicated to achieving quality, affordable health coverage for all New […]