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HCFANY’s Executive Budget Update: What We Won and What We Lost.

Posted April, 7 2016 by carrie

  HCFANY worked hard on a series of important priorities this budget season, described in this policy brief.  The final enacted budget can be found here. Here’s the quick summary of how we did: Comprehensive coverage for immigrants HCFANY Recommendation: Provide $10.3 million in State funding to offer Essential Plan (EP) to legal immigrants who […]

HCFANY Supporters Plan 2016 Strategy at Annual Meeting

Posted February, 11 2016 by carrie

  Eighty representatives of HCFANY member groups gendand supporters came to Albany to network with other advocates, get updates on the fight for quality, affordable health care in New York, and plan strategy at HCFANY’s Annual Meeting on January 8. Our guest speakers emphasized the continuing strong progress health reform is making, statewide and nationally.  […]

HCFANY’s Legislative Agenda

Posted February, 9 2016 by carrie

HCFANY leaders are heading to the State Capitol today to speak to legislative leaders about our 2016 Policy Agenda. Here are a few of HCFANY’s ideas for ways that New York can continue to build on our successes to increase access to affordable quality health care for all. Comprehensive Coverage for All Immigrants: New York […]

The final word from Albany: NY State’s 2015-2016 Enacted Budget

Posted April, 7 2015 by Amanda

NYS legislators approved the 2015-2016 State Enacted Budget in the wee hours of April Fool’s Day last week (no joke). As always, HCFANY groups had worked hard to promote strong health insurance provisions. Here’s where things landed when it comes to key consumer health care priorities: Consumer Assistance Funding: The final budget contains $3 million […]