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Tell State Officials What You Think About Insurance Rates

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 […]

HHS Final Rule on Discrimination is Out

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 […]

Making Sure Health Transformation Works for Kids

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 […]

Congratulations Lois Uttley!

Posted May, 3 2016 by Amanda Dunker

  Lois Uttley, one of HCFANY’s leaders and a co-founder of Raising Women’s Voices for the Health Care We Need (RWV), received the Allan Rosenfield Award today from the Public Health Association of New York City. The award was given out during the association’s 2016 Policy & Awards Breakfast. Lois has been an advocate for women, the LGBT […]