Issue Brief: New Health Insurance Options in 2014

Posted September 27, 2013 by arianne

Starting January 1, 2014, you can get free or low-cost health insurance at a new Marketplace, called NY State of Health: The Official Health Plan Marketplace. It will open on October 1, 2013.

Presentation: The Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare) and the New Insurance Marketplace: What New Yorkers Need to Know

Posted September 27, 2013 by arianne

Comments: HCFANY Comments to HHS on Healthcare.gov Website under PPACA

Posted August 24, 2013 by Amanda

HCFANY congratulates the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the successful launch of the new, well-designed Healthcare.gov website. HCFANY offers feedback concerning the following five areas: 1. New York State-specific information 2. Consumer assistance programs 3. Language access 4. Consumers with disabilities 5. Commercial Coverage  

Issue Brief: Extending New York’s CHP Program to Adults

Posted January 30, 2013 by arianne

In 2014, roughly one million New Yorkers will gain health coverage through the state’s Health Benefit Exchange, the expansion of Medicaid, or, possibly, the Basic Health Plan. Yet, up to 1.8 million New Yorkers could remain uninsured. This includes low-wage workers who cannot afford to buy subsidized coverage on the Exchange and undocumented immigrants who […]