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Advocacy: Responses to Common Misconceptions About Creating a Health Insurance Exchange in NY

Posted March 6, 2012 by Amanda

In a letter dated February 27, 2012, the Senate Majority Leader, Dean G. Skelos, set forth reasons for postponing enactment of enabling legislation for a Health Insurance Exchange. That letter made several assertions about both Exchange legislation and the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) which HCFANY believes to be inaccurate, for the reasons described in full.

Issue Brief: What Does Affordability Really Mean for New York’s Working Families?

Posted June 7, 2009 by Amanda

Health insurance has grown increasingly expensive. In New York, insurance premiums have risen by 81% between 2000 and 2007, compared to only an 11% increase in worker earnings. What would affordable health insurance look like to New York’s working families–and how would it factor into a health reform movement?