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, 8 2018 by Taylor Frazier
Join HCFANY for our upcoming annual winter meeting this Thursday, January 11 from 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany, 405 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12206. Please register here. Highlights will include: Keynote address by Ron Deutsch, Executive Director of the Fiscal Policy Institute on tax reform and its implications for […]
Posted April, 14 2017 by Taylor Frazier
Follow up from blog posted February 21, 2017 Yesterday afternoon, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule claiming to stabilize the Affordable Care Act insurance markets. In fact, it does just the opposite. HCFANY and thousands of other consumer and provider groups submitted comments in opposition to the proposed version […]
Posted February, 21 2017 by Taylor Frazier
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule for 2018. According to the press release, the proposed rule includes “reforms that are critical to stabilizing the individual and small group health insurance markets to help protect patients.” However, many of the policy changes in the proposed rule would harm […]
Posted January, 17 2017 by Taylor Frazier
Guest Blog by Mark Hannay, Director, Metro New York Health Care for All Campaign Health Care is Under Attack in Congress! It’s “all hands on deck” BIG time! Join HCFANY at our upcoming annual meeting next Monday, January 23 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 1199 SEIU, 155 Washington Street, in Albany. Please register here. […]