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CSS Applauds the Governor for Recognizing Medical Debt in Her `State of the State’
Posted May 10, 2023 by Amanda Dunker
Recommends passage of legislation strengthening tenant protections and expanding rental assistance to meet New York’s housing crisis Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her `State of the State’ address yesterday, touching on several issues of importance to New Yorkers including public safety, the need for increased mental health services, more affordable housing production, expanding access to affordable […]
Discharged Into Debt: New York’s Nonprofit Hospitals Garnish Patients’ Wages
Posted May 9, 2023 by Amanda Dunker
This final report in the Discharged Into Debt series investigates the practice of nonprofit hospitals garnishing patients’ wages after suing them for medical debt. A random sample of 1,611 wage garnishment cases from 5 New York hospitals indicates that the indebted patients work in low-wage occupations such as health care and social services, manufacturing, and retail. A […]
CSS Brief Highlights Need for Fairer Financial Assistance in New York Hospitals
Posted May 9, 2023 by Amanda Dunker
Bill pending in Albany would reform the state’s Hospital Financial Assistance Law to make the process of applying for financial aid simpler and more accessible for low-income patients The New York State Hospital Financial Assistance Law (HFAL) needs urgent reform. A new Community Service Society of New York (CSS) issue brief, “An Ounce of Prevention: Reforming […]
Annual Winter Meeting 2023 – Slides
Posted March 3, 2023 by Amanda Dunker
HCFANY’s Annual Winter Meeting, March 2, 2023 Slides from meeting HCFANY Steering Committee Presentation on Policy Agenda (slides) Keynote Speaker Presentation – Johanne Morne, Deputy Commission for Health Equity and Human Rights, New York State Dept. of Health (slides) Presentation on New York Public Health Emergency and Continuous Coverage Unwind Plan – Sonia Sekhar, Deputy […]