Posted May, 9 2016 by Amanda Dunker
By: Andrew Leonard, Senior Health Policy Associate, Children’s Defense Fund – New York Children’s Defense Fund and other HCFANY members are monitoring health transformation in New York State and looking for ways that stakeholders can get involved. Part of that work is thinking about how different groups will be affected. In this post, and […]
Posted May, 3 2016 by Amanda Dunker
Lois Uttley, one of HCFANY’s leaders and a co-founder of Raising Women’s Voices for the Health Care We Need (RWV), received the Allan Rosenfield Award today from the Public Health Association of New York City. The award was given out during the association’s 2016 Policy & Awards Breakfast. Lois has been an advocate for women, the LGBT […]
Posted May, 2 2016 by Amanda Dunker
Guest Blog by Lara Kassel, Coordinator, Medicaid Matters New York Medicaid Matters New York (MMNY) is a statewide coalition that advocates for the interests of Medicaid beneficiaries. As part of this work, MMNY is conducting a survey to assess the degree to which community-based organizations (CBOs) are engaged in DSRIP. DSRIP is an ambitious effort to change how […]
Posted April, 26 2016 by Amanda Dunker
Narrow networks, high deductible plans, and increased cost-sharing can turn up the pressure on consumers to make careful health care purchases. But right now, consumers don’t have the tools to manage this increasing financial responsibility. This was illustrated in a recent report by the Pioneer Institute, whose researchers called 54 hospitals to ask for the price […]