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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?

Issue Brief: Reform the Hospital Indigent Care Pool

Posted February 6, 2008 by Amanda

New York’s hospitals provide an important safety net  uninsured and underinsured New Yorkers. In 1983, the State legislature created the Hospital Bad Debt and Charity Care (BDCC) pool (or the Hospital Indigent Care Pool) to help hospitals cover the costs of providing this care. Each year, New York’s hospitals receive $847 million in BDCC funds. But due to complicated […]