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Congratulations Mark Hannay!

Posted February, 8 2016 by carrie

On Friday, HCFANY’s own Mark Hannay, Director of the Metro New York Health Care for All Campaign, received the Health Advocate of the Year Award from Families USA, a national health policy organization. The award was presented at the Families USA annual conference, Health Action 2016. The award was well-deserved, as Mark has fought for […]

New Report Outlines Exciting Options to Close New York’s Coverage Gap

Posted February, 1 2016 by carrie

The ACA has helped New York close the coverage gap by enrolling over 2.7 million New Yorkers into coverage. But some New Yorkers remain ineligible for these new options for affordable coverage because of immigration status limitations on affordability programs. The Community Service Society, a HCFANY Steering Committee member, released a new report today that […]

Webinar: HCFANY Children, Youth and Families Task Force’s 2016 Policy Priorities

Posted January, 4 2016 by Hannah Lupien

Health Care For All New York Invites you to participate in a webinar on: HCFANY Children, Youth and Families Task Force’s 2016 Policy Priorities Friday, January 22, 2016 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.   On Friday, January 22nd at 11am, the Children’s Defense Fund – New York (CDF-NY), through its work in Health Care for […]

A gift for new parents for the New Year

Posted December, 28 2015 by Hannah Lupien

On December 22, 2015 Governor Cuomo signed into law S4745/A7155, a bill that will allow babies born into low and middle-income New York families eligible for the Child Health Plus (CHP) from the day that they are born. This is great news for families across the state, and a first-of-its-kind bill nationwide! Parents who apply […]