HCFANY Blog RSS Feed

New York’s Insurer Rate Applications are in – Here’s How to Comment!

Posted June, 9 2021 by Amanda Dunker

Premium requests made by New York’s insurance companies have been posted, and consumers have the chance to share their thoughts on these requests! New York State requires this approval for all individual market, small group, and Medicare Advantage plans. If your plan is part of this process, you should have received a letter from your […]

Facility Fees Leave Patients with Large Surprise Medical Bills

Posted June, 8 2021 by Amanda Dunker

Ellen, a Long Islander, received an unexpected and unwelcomed bill from a hospital system when she went to her doctor’s office for a biopsy.  She was not anticipating a “net facility charge” of $2,142 which she was not informed of.   She protests that she was not provided with any notice that she would be charged […]

New York Must Protect its Patients from Predatory Interest Rates

Posted May, 10 2021 by Amanda

New Yorkers struggle with health care costs, even when they have insurance. Over 50,000 New York patients have been sued for medical debt by non-profit hospitals in the past five years—over 5,000 during the COVID-19 pandemic (March – December 2020). Check out the Community Service Society of New York’s Discharged Into Debt: A Pandemic Update report here to learn […]

NYSOH Saw Record Enrollments Even Before the Pandemic Started

Posted May, 5 2021 by Amanda Dunker

More New Yorkers than ever turned to NYSOH for affordable health coverage at the beginning of 2020. The latest NY State of Health (NYSOH) report shows that 25 percent of New Yorkers (4.9 million) enrolled in health coverage through the NY State of Health during 2020’s Open Enrollment Period.[1] This represents a 150,000 increase over […]