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HCFANY Budget Update: What Consumers Won and What Consumers Lost

Posted April, 3 2018 by Taylor Frazier

HCFANY worked hard this year on a series of important priorities during this budget session. Governor Cuomo’s statement on the final enacted budget can be found here. Here is a quick summary of how consumers fared: Full funding for Community Health Advocates (CHA) HCFANY Recommendation: Provide $4.75 million in funding for CHA to help people […]

Recent Tax Changes May Affect Financial Assistance for Health Coverage

Posted March, 14 2018 by Taylor Frazier

Recent changes to the federal tax law may have a specific new effect on New Yorkers who apply for coverage through the state’s health insurance marketplace, New York State of Health (NYSOH). A specific deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses will no longer be allowed in 2018.  This means that new and renewing applicants […]

Register Now for HCFANY’s Annual Winter Meeting!

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 […]

Don’t Forget! New Yorkers Can Still Sign Up for Coverage through January 31

Posted January, 2 2018 by Taylor Frazier

If you haven’t enrolled in health insurance for 2018 yet, there is still time. Open enrollment in New York continues on the New York State of Health Marketplace through Wednesday, January 31, 2018. Sign up by January 15 for coverage that begins February 1. Sign up by January 31 for coverage that begins March 1. […]