Posted June, 25 2025 by Will Pan
New York’s individual market premiums might increase by up to 13 percent in 2026, forcing consumers to pay an extra $1,291 more annually. New York’s twelve individual market carriers are requesting increases ranging from one percent by Emblem to a staggering 38 percent by Independent Health. These requests far surpass requests from carriers in other […]
Posted June, 3 2025 by Will Pan
New York’s individual market insurance carriers have asked the Department of Financial Services to allow them to increase premiums by an average of 13% in 2026. This increase would force New Yorkers to pay an average of $1,291 more annually, or $108 monthly, in premiums. For the next 30 days, starting June 2nd, consumers […]
Posted March, 28 2025 by Will Pan
With the recent release of the Senate and Assembly One-House budgets, HCFANY is excited to see some of our policy agenda items included. However, HCFANY is also disappointed that key proposals to protect and improve health care coverage for many New Yorkers were left out. Read below for HCFANY’s response to the One-House budgets: HCFANY […]
Posted February, 14 2025 by Will Pan
HCFANY is thankful to have the opportunity to testify at the 2025 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Health. Our fully detailed written comments are here. The Executive Budget includes many proposals to help protect and enhance New Yorker’s access to affordable health coverage. However, the current federal landscape on health care access is uncertain, as […]
Posted February, 6 2025 by Will Pan
Several federal proposals circulating in Washington could threaten New York’s health care system and local communities. These cuts to essential health care would harm New Yorkers, hospitals, health care providers, insurance companies, and the State’s economy and budget. Around 8.6 million New Yorkers have and rely on publicly funded health insurance and may be affected […]
Posted January, 28 2025 by Will Pan
On January 14th, Governor Hochul delivered her 2025 ‘State of the State’ address. HCFANY commends the Governor for proposing sweeping protections for consumers and patients across the State. Her proposals feature many HCFANY advocacy goals falling under six categories: (1) mental health, (2) reproductive health, (3) chronic health conditions, (4) prescription drugs, (5) dental health, […]
Posted January, 17 2019 by Amanda Dunker
The proposed executive budget is shockingly silent on health coverage: -Health insurance for immigrants left behind by the ACA: $0 -State premium assistance for people who can’t afford coverage: $0 -Funding to stabilize the high costs of NY’s individual market: $0. Instead, the people get a “commission” of so-called experts. What can a commission tell […]
Posted July, 9 2018 by Taylor Frazier
Guest post by Lois Uttley and Emma Chessen. Remember St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan, now the site of luxury condos? How about Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital, now an assisted living facility? Or Cornwall Hospital, which was gradually dismantled as an inpatient facility and replaced with outpatient care? Perhaps you were a patient of Amsterdam Memorial […]
Posted June, 28 2018 by Amanda Dunker
In a recent blog post, we explained how New Yorkers can comment on the rates their insurers have requested for 2019. You can read that blog post here. The deadline for submitting comments is Sunday, July 1 so there isn’t very much time left. Comments can be submitted electronically here. And you can find our […]
Posted June, 27 2018 by Taylor Frazier
On Friday, June 22, more than 70 HCFANY members from across the state gathered in Albany for our annual spring to learn about the Coalition’s ongoing and upcoming work to strengthen and expand health coverage all for New Yorkers and promote health equity. As you all know, it has been a very challenging year for health […]