Posted May, 25 2016 by carrie
Guest blog by Max Hadler, Health Advocacy Specialist at The New York Immigration Coalition Despite the major health care coverage gains achieved under the Affordable Care Act, more than 450,000 New Yorkers remain uninsured because their immigration status makes them ineligible for affordable coverage. As a result of the continued failure to approve federal immigration […]
Posted May, 23 2016 by Amanda Dunker
Across the nation, many insurance companies are asking for big rate increases this year – but in New York, you have the right to weigh in on whether they receive them. Every year, health insurance companies that sell products in New York must ask for permission from the Department of Financial Services (DFS) to change […]
Posted May, 13 2016 by Amanda Dunker
By: Ali Harris, LGBT Program Coordinator, Raising Women’s Voices – New York Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the final rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in certain health programs. One of […]
Posted May, 9 2016 by Amanda Dunker
By: Andrew Leonard, Senior Health Policy Associate, Children’s Defense Fund – New York Children’s Defense Fund and other HCFANY members are monitoring health transformation in New York State and looking for ways that stakeholders can get involved. Part of that work is thinking about how different groups will be affected. In this post, and […]