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 […]
Posted January, 20 2015 by Amanda
Courtney Burke (right), Deputy Secretary for Health for New York State accepts HCFANY’s 2015 Health Consumer Champion Award from Kate Breslin (left), President and CEO of Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy. Guest Post: Bob Cohen, Policy Director, Citizen Action of New York Close to 100 health care advocates, coming from every corner of the […]