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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Health Reform Works: How the Affordable Care Act is Already Making a Difference for New Yorkers shares stories from New Yorkers around the State about how the ACA is changing their lives for the better. This publication focuses on stories from the early years of the ACA, before the launch of the health care marketplaces in […]
Got questions about how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is going to impact you? From employer-sponsored insurance, small businesses and nonprofits, to cost-sharing limits and seniors, HCFANY has you covered with a comprehensive Q&A:
Health Care for All New York (HCFANY) submits these comments on the establishment of health insurance exchanges for qualified health plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
HCFANY urges the New York State legislature to adopt Exchange Legislation in the 2011 Session, which ends on June 20, 2011. There are several key Exchange governance issues that must be addressed in any bill. To read HCFANY’s full position on the issue, click on the letter attached: