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Volunteers Confront Health Care Injustice on MLK Day

Posted January, 24 2014 by Amanda

From left: Dorsey Hill, Ellen Ray, and Adiya Taylor Guest Post: Linda Ricci, Co-founder of Get Covered New York and M.A. Student of Health Advocacy at Sarah Lawrence College Three years after his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King turned his call for justice to […]

Governor’s Proposed Budget Includes Big Wins for Affordable, Quality Health Care

Posted January, 23 2014 by Amanda

Governor Cuomo released his proposed 2014-2015 Executive Budget yesterday afternoon. After some quick analysis, we found at least three exciting provisions for health care consumers:  Basic Health Program: We were thrilled to find that the Budget includes a Basic Health Program, one of HCFANY’s top priorities over the last several years. This program is an option […]

Walking NYC Streets to Help Get People Covered!

Posted January, 16 2014 by Amanda

Left: Adora Campis (red hat) with parade participants at the annual Three King’s Day parade in Harlem; Right: Adora and Maryanne Tomazic of Raising Women’s Voices – NY at HCFANY’s Annual Meeting Thursday, January 9. Guest post: Lois Uttley, Director, MergerWatch Project/Raising Women’s Voices-NY Adora Campis is a part-time bilingual (English and Spanish) outreach worker […]

HCFANY Releases Statement on NY State of Health December Enrollment Report

Posted January, 14 2014 by Amanda

Earlier today, we posted about the recent enrollment reports released by the federal government and our own NY State of Health. HCFANY released a full statement about New York’s report, commending the NY State of Health for strong progress enrolling hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers, and urging the State to adopt additional measures to […]