Posted February, 20 2015 by Amanda
Great news! The NY State of Health just announced a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for uninsured New Yorkers who are facing a tax penalty for 2014. The new SEP will run from March 1 through 11:59 on April 30, 2015. Some uninsured New Yorkers may first become aware of the tax penalty for not enrolling in coverage when they […]
Posted February, 4 2015 by Amanda
New York just reached another major enrollment milestone: Governor Cuomo announced today that over 2 million New Yorkers have enrolled through the NY State of Health Marketplace since it launched in October 2013! What’s more, over 89% of these New Yorkers did not have coverage when they enrolled. In other words, more than 1.8 million of […]
Posted February, 2 2015 by Amanda
Today, HCFANY submitted testimony on Governor Cuomo’s 2015-2016 Executive Budget to the fiscal committees of New York’s Senate and Assembly for the annual Health/Medicaid budget hearing. Overall, we were happy to see many positive proposals that would help more New Yorkers find, keep and use quality, affordable health insurance. However, we also noted several proposals that […]
Posted January, 23 2015 by Amanda
Guest post: Elisabeth R. Benjamin, Vice President of Health Initiatives, Community Service Society of New York The eagerly awaited Cuomo Administration’s budget bill was posted late Wednesday afternoon, January 21, 2015. The health section is a mere 170 pages long, making it a tough winter evening read. HCFANY’s policy experts and allies will parse the […]