Posted December, 10 2014 by Amanda
“The Affordable Care Act gave me a chance and ended my six year nightmare of living without health insurance. It was way more simple and affordable than people think.” –Karen E., Ulster County The Affordable Care Act is working in New York, according to HCFANY’s new publication, The ACA is Working: New Yorkers Tell Their Stories. […]
Posted December, 2 2014 by Amanda
This post is part of a two-part blog series on unaccompanied minors in New York. View the first post here. Last month, the Children’s Defense Fund – New York and the Health Care for All NY coalition presented two webinars on unaccompanied minors and access to health services. The full recordings and materials for Unaccompanied Minors […]
Posted November, 5 2014 by Amanda
Guest post by Bob Cohen, Policy Director at Citizen Action New York and Public Policy and Education Fund New York has taken a number of positive steps to address health disparities through the NY State of Health Marketplace, but we still have work to do to provide for completely equitable health outcomes in our state. […]
Posted November, 3 2014 by Amanda
Last week, the NY Times’ The Upshot featured an interactive look at new coverage data from Enroll America and data firm Civic Analytics. According to the data, roughly 10 million people gained coverage this year as a result of the Affordable Care Act. What’s exciting about the data is that it provides a much closer […]