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HCFANY Honors Troy Oechsner with Consumer Health Care Leadership Award

Posted December, 2 2010 by arianne

Neither snow, nor rain, nor hurricane-force winds, nor gloom of night stayed HCFANY members and fellow stakeholders from attending yesterday’s annual meeting in Albany.   The meeting kicked-off our annual legislative agenda by setting forth the priorities for the coming year, laying out the tasks at hand, and brainstorming strategies for achieving our goals. The highlight […]

Update From the Health Reform Advisory Committee

Posted November, 24 2010 by arianne

With the Thanksgiving holiday just hours away, I know most of you are surely in the midst of preparing for tomorrow’s feeding frenzy.  But, when its time to give yourself a break from your organic, free-range, locavore turkey, be sure to check out what the Governor’s Health Care Reform Advisory Committee has been up to!  The committee met in Albany  for the […]

Don’t Forget to RSVP for HCFANY’s Annual Meeting!

Posted November, 23 2010 by arianne

2010 has been a year of great progress in the fight for health care justice! Now that we have a new governor, it’s time to plan for implementing the Affordable Care Act here in New York, albeit during a time of budget challenges.  Join us on December 1st as we map out how to keep […]

Andrew Cuomo Names Transition Team on Health

Posted November, 18 2010 by arianne

On Tuesday, Governor-Elect Andrew Cuomo announced his new transition committee on health, which will be part of a joint Committee on Education and Health.   This committee is tasked with recruiting, reviewing and recommending candidates for key health positions in Cuomo’s upcoming Administration. Given  the daunting challenges facing New York State in both the areas of federal health reform and the […]