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 […]
We write on behalf of the LGBT Task Force of Health Care For All New York (HCFANY) and allies to offer comments on proposed rulemaking concerning Medicaid coverage of transgender-related care and services (ID No. HLT-50-14-00001-P). HCFANY is a statewide coalition of more than 170 organizations working to improve health coverage and access for all […]
On December 11, 2014, New York State’s Department of Financial Services sent guidance to all commercial insurers in the state barring denials of medically necessary treatment for gender dysphoria. Gender dysphoria is a condition when a person’s identity at birth is different than who they know themselves to be on the inside. Download HCFANY’s press release in support of the […]
Best Practices for Enrolling LGBT New Yorkers in NY State of Health Coverage was presented by Finn Brigham, Director of Care Coordination at the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in Manhattan. The presentation was part of the LGBT Task Force Webinar on Cultural Competency in Enrolling LGBT New Yorkers in Health Insurance plan on November 5, 2014. The presentation […]