NY Medical Debt and Hospital Financial Assistance Know Your Rights
Posted July 31, 2025 by Will Pan
View the latest informational materials from Health Care For All New York.
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Posted May 25, 2023 by Amanda Dunker
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 […]
Posted April 16, 2014 by Amanda
Real stories of how New York State’s 2014-2015 Enacted Budget can affect the lives of New Yorkers.
Posted April 11, 2014 by Amanda
This handy summary from New York’s Department of Financial Services describes the main features of the “Out-of-Network” Legislation included in New York’s 2014-2015 Enacted State Budget (HMH Article VII Bill, Part H). The 2014-2015 Enacted State Budget legislation can be found on the NY Department of Budget website.
Posted March 2, 2014 by Amanda
What is the problem? If you go to an “in-network” hospital or clinic or have a medical emergency, you have every reason to assume your care will be covered. But, often this is not the case. Every year, thousands of New Yorkers receive out-of-network services without their knowledge – and are stuck with the bill. They […]
Posted February 10, 2014 by Amanda
Governor Cuomo’s 2014-2015 Executive Budget includes a Basic Health Program, consumer protections regarding out-of-network services, and support for consumer assistance programs. View HCFANY’s support for these provisions and our position on other aspects of the budget in our recent written testimony on the Health/Medicaid budgetary issues.