Posted May, 24 2022 by Amanda Dunker
Carol Voytko, a 48-year old former health care worker, is “physically and mentally exhausted.” Not only has her breast cancer left her unable to work, but she still does not qualify for financial assistance – leaving her over $500,000 in debt from surgeries, radiation and chemotherapy, even with private insurance. The financial battle she faces, […]
Posted April, 26 2022 by Amanda Dunker
New York’s 2021-2022 budget includes some important provisions that will help patients access affordable health care. But the state could have done so much more given its 31 percent increase in tax revenue and budget surplus. Successful coverage expansions that were advocated for by HCFANY include: Essential Plan: The budget increases the eligibility limit for […]
Posted March, 16 2022 by Amanda Dunker
This week, New York lawmakers made an impressive push toward expanding health coverage for all New Yorkers in Senate and Assembly budget proposals. Still, the proposals leave some key populations behind. In what would be a major win for immigrant justice advocates, both houses budgeted to expand health insurance to low-income immigrants. The Coverage4All proposal […]
Posted January, 11 2022 by Amanda Dunker
Guest post by Medha Ghosh, Health Policy Coordinator, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families On December 23, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the NYS Bill S6639/A6896 on Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AA and NH/PI) data disaggregation into law. This law mandates that all State agencies, departments, boards, and commissions that already collect […]