Let Your Voice Be Heard: Call Governor Cuomo Today!
Posted March, 15 2013 by arianne
The Assembly got it right in their one house budget bill by including a “premium wrap” for those people eligible for Family Health Plus to make a seamless transition into the new Health Insurance Exchange. The Assembly is also “authorizing” the Basic Health Plan – but we hear the Governor’s office isn’t going for EITHER in final budget negotiations.
We all must make calls TODAY!
First, urge the Governor and Department of Health to accept the Assembly’s changes to the phase out of Family Health Plus and help all those eligible pay for premiums on the new health insurance exchange come 2014. The Governor’s Executive budget got us started by helping those currently enrolled in Family Health Plus be able to make a seamless transition to the Exchange in 2014 – but left out all those at the same income levels who aren’t currently enrolled. They’ll need to enroll come 2014 and they should get the same deal! The Assembly budget got it right.
Tell the Governor & The Department of Health: Provide a “premium wrap” for the entire Family Health Plus eligible popultion, not just those currently enrolled.
The Governor’s office also does not want to move forward to even authorize the state to look into implementing a Basic Heath Plan to receive additional federal funding to help provide quality, affordable coverage for families and individuals who make less than 200% of poverty a year (that’s around $22,000 a year for an individual and $47,000 for a family of four). Why would we wait to create a program the Affordable Care Act sets up as a great way to help those who need it most!?! There is NO reason to wait.
Tell the Governor & the Department of Health: Include authorization for the Basic Health Plan in the final budget negotiations so ALL low income New Yorkers will have access to affordable health coverage.
Final budget deals will be made this weekend. We need ALL groups making these calls and sending off emails and letters TODAY!!!
Call:
- Governor Cuomo: (518) 474-8390
- Director of Healthcare Redesign James Introne: (518) 408-2500
- NYS Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson: (518) 474-3018
- Commissioner of Department of Health Dr. Nirav Shah: (518) 474-2011
Email us if you have any questions: Elisabeth Benjamin: ebenjamin@cssny.org and Jessica Wisneski: jwisneski@citizenactionny.org
Thank you for your very important actions today.