Posted June, 25 2025 by Will Pan
New York’s individual market premiums might increase by up to 13 percent in 2026, forcing consumers to pay an extra $1,291 more annually. New York’s twelve individual market carriers are requesting increases ranging from one percent by Emblem to a staggering 38 percent by Independent Health. These requests far surpass requests from carriers in other […]
Posted June, 3 2025 by Will Pan
New York’s individual market insurance carriers have asked the Department of Financial Services to allow them to increase premiums by an average of 13% in 2026. This increase would force New Yorkers to pay an average of $1,291 more annually, or $108 monthly, in premiums. For the next 30 days, starting June 2nd, consumers […]
Posted March, 28 2025 by Will Pan
With the recent release of the Senate and Assembly One-House budgets, HCFANY is excited to see some of our policy agenda items included. However, HCFANY is also disappointed that key proposals to protect and improve health care coverage for many New Yorkers were left out. Read below for HCFANY’s response to the One-House budgets: HCFANY […]
Posted February, 14 2025 by Will Pan
HCFANY is thankful to have the opportunity to testify at the 2025 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Health. Our fully detailed written comments are here. The Executive Budget includes many proposals to help protect and enhance New Yorker’s access to affordable health coverage. However, the current federal landscape on health care access is uncertain, as […]
Posted February, 6 2025 by Will Pan
Several federal proposals circulating in Washington could threaten New York’s health care system and local communities. These cuts to essential health care would harm New Yorkers, hospitals, health care providers, insurance companies, and the State’s economy and budget. Around 8.6 million New Yorkers have and rely on publicly funded health insurance and may be affected […]
Posted January, 28 2025 by Will Pan
On January 14th, Governor Hochul delivered her 2025 ‘State of the State’ address. HCFANY commends the Governor for proposing sweeping protections for consumers and patients across the State. Her proposals feature many HCFANY advocacy goals falling under six categories: (1) mental health, (2) reproductive health, (3) chronic health conditions, (4) prescription drugs, (5) dental health, […]
Posted June, 27 2024 by Mia Wagner
New York’s individual market premiums might increase by up to 17 percent in 2025. New York’s twelve individual market carriers are requesting increases ranging from 9 percent by MVP to a shocking 51 percent by Emblem. These requested increases far surpass requests from carriers in other states. In our comments, HCFANY breaks down why DFS […]
Posted January, 24 2024 by Mia Wagner
HCFANY is grateful to have had the opportunity to testify at the 2024 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Health. Our detailed written comments are linked here. The Executive Budget includes many positive proposals that will help protect consumers from medical debt and enhance their ability to access affordable health coverage, including: In addition to addressing these […]
Posted December, 13 2022 by Amanda Dunker
By Heidi Siegfried, Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York (CIDNY) The Affordable Care Act increased the income eligibility level for adults without disabilities to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level ($1,563 a month) in 2012. Despite this change, Michael Howard, a 40-year-old man with a mild intellectual developmental learning disability, whose income […]
Posted June, 27 2022 by Amanda Dunker
Despite reporting record profits during the pandemic, all of New York’s 12 individual market insurance companies plan to increase premiums in 2023. Costs could increase by a whopping 19 percent on average, meaning New Yorkers would spend a greater share of their budget on health care and less on food, transportation and other necessities – […]