Posted December, 16 2013 by Amanda
HCFANY’s Children, Youth, and Families Task Force gathered in Albany on Wednesday, December 11th to share updates about several key issues. Over 30 task force members were there, from consumer advocacy organizations, Navigator networks, and other organizations dedicated to the health of children and families. Here’s a rundown of the meeting highlights: Judy Arnold from […]
Posted December, 5 2013 by Amanda
As the lead consumer coalition fighting for quality, affordable health care for all New Yorkers and a supporter of the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare), HCFANY is working hard to ensure that New York State establishes a Basic Health Program (BHP). A BHP would make health care coverage much more affordable to low-income consumers below 200 […]
Posted December, 3 2013 by Amanda
Another Thanksgiving Day may have passed, but in the health care arena, we still have plenty to be thankful for. Recently, a lot of attention has been focused on individuals with private insurance plans who are receiving cancellation notices, because their plans don’t comply with the protections in the Affordable Care Act. Families USA has […]
Posted November, 21 2013 by Amanda
A new report from Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families shares the state-by-state change in children’s uninsurance rates between 2010 and 2012, and there’s good news for New Yorkers: we are in the top 5 of states showing reductions in the number of uninsured kids, with over 40,000 fewer uninsured kids within the two […]