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Posted May 25, 2023 by Amanda Dunker
In 2022, the FY 2023 budget deal resulted in a promise made by Governor Hochul’s Administration to seek federal funding through a 1332 Waiver to expand our Essential Plan program to all New York State residents, including immigrants who are undocumented. In a turnaround, the State’s final FY 2024 proposed budget excludes immigrants from the […]
Posted March 24, 2021 by Amanda Dunker
This testimony was submitted on February 25, 2021. Download a pdf below. Health Care for All New York (HCFANY) would like to thank the chairs and members of the Assembly Ways and Means and the Senate Finance Committees for providing the public an opportunity to provide our comments on the state budget. HCFANY is […]
Posted January 27, 2021 by Amanda Dunker
Coverage Half of New Yorkers say that they cannot afford medical care even with insurance and another 5 percent of New Yorkers, 1 million people, have no coverage at all. New York should enact the New York Health Act (S3577a/A5248a) to cover everyone. RIGHT NOW: Pass S2549/A1585 to ensure that immigrants affected by COVID-19 have […]
Posted September 27, 2010 by Amanda
HCFANY writes to comment on the interim final rules for the pre-existing condition insurance plan (PCIP) program. We have three recommendations for making these rules stronger, through changes to regulation language concerning: the requirement that consumers be without creditable coverage for six months before applying to a PCIP; the restrictions on coverage of abortion services; […]
Posted August 27, 2010 by Amanda
HCFANY presents its concerns and recommendations for strengthening consumer protections of the Affordable Care Act provisions regarding preexisting conditions, lifetime and annual limits on benefits, rescissions, and patient protections.
Posted August 16, 2010 by arianne
Immigrants face many barriers in getting health insurance. They are less likely to work for employers that offer insur-ance, are not eligible for many public programs, and often have language barriers. Many have only the fragmented safety-net system of clinics and hospitals to turn to for health care. The new law is meant to bring […]
Posted August 7, 2010 by Amanda
Through a combination of Medicaid and our Child Health Plus program, all kids in New York should have access to affordable care regardless of income or their parent’s job situation. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) takes this coverage a step further by adding more cost and coverage protections for kids. To learn […]