2019 Winter Meeting Agenda

Posted January 17, 2019 by Amanda Dunker

2019 Policy Agenda

Posted December 19, 2018 by Amanda Dunker

This document describes HCFANY’s policy priorities for 2019. New York has succeeded in cutting the number of uninsured people in half since 2010. Despite this remarkable feat, there are still 1.1 million uninsured New Yorkers. HCFANY’s 2019 policy agenda seeks to set New York on a path towards universal coverage including short-term solutions that can […]

Public Charge Comments

Posted December 11, 2018 by Amanda Dunker

HCFANY submitted the attached comments in response to the Trump Administration’s proposal to expand the definition of public charge. The expanded definition would assess people who are applying to enter or already live here and are applying for a green card. The assessment would include a forward-looking points system that predicts whether or not they […]

Comments: New State Regulations on Contraception in QHPs and Medicaid

Posted September 24, 2018 by Amanda Dunker

HCFANY submitted the attached comments in response to proposed regulations that were released by the New York State Department of Health (DOH, which regulates Medicaid) and the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS, which regulates qualified health plans). The proposed DOH rule would apply to Medicaid enrollees. It would make contraceptive prescriptions valid for […]