Posted April, 18 2016 by carrie
The pharmaceutical industry is feeling pressure from consumers and regulators to justify high drug costs. Here in New York, for example, two early budget proposals would have launched State review of large price increases and instituted price ceilings within the Medicaid program (see HCFANY’s comments on those proposals here). Now KaloBios Pharmaceuticals has released a […]
Posted April, 15 2016 by carrie
Guest Blog by Ciara Johnson, RWV-NY Intern and MSW Student at Columbia University The rate of uninsured people in the United States has dropped to 11 percent, according to a Gallup poll released earlier this month. That’s the lowest uninsured rate since Gallup began tracking it eight years ago. Still, that is a lot of […]
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 […]
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. […]