Posted June, 29 2016 by Taylor Frazier
Last week, The Atlantic published an article entitled “The Unconscionable Difficulty of Getting Health Insurance for a Newborn.” The article tells the story of contributing writer Ester Bloom and her difficulties getting immediate Child Health Plus (CHP) insurance coverage for her newborn son. Coverage for Bloom’s son did not begin until six weeks after his […]
Posted May, 9 2016 by Amanda Dunker
By: Andrew Leonard, Senior Health Policy Associate, Children’s Defense Fund – New York Children’s Defense Fund and other HCFANY members are monitoring health transformation in New York State and looking for ways that stakeholders can get involved. Part of that work is thinking about how different groups will be affected. In this post, and […]
Posted January, 4 2016 by Hannah Lupien
Health Care For All New York Invites you to participate in a webinar on: HCFANY Children, Youth and Families Task Force’s 2016 Policy Priorities Friday, January 22, 2016 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. On Friday, January 22nd at 11am, the Children’s Defense Fund – New York (CDF-NY), through its work in Health Care for […]
Posted December, 28 2015 by Hannah Lupien
On December 22, 2015 Governor Cuomo signed into law S4745/A7155, a bill that will allow babies born into low and middle-income New York families eligible for the Child Health Plus (CHP) from the day that they are born. This is great news for families across the state, and a first-of-its-kind bill nationwide! Parents who apply […]