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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 March 24, 2021 by Amanda Dunker
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 […]
Posted January 27, 2021 by Amanda Dunker
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 […]
Posted February 17, 2015 by Amanda
The Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force of Health Care For All New York (HCFANY) guides the policy conversation and organizing around issues of health equity in all aspects of HCFANY’s work. This policy brief proposes additional steps New York can take to advance health equity in our state.
Posted February 17, 2015 by Amanda
Key points of the HCFANY 2015 Legislative Agenda: Comprehensive coverage for all immigrants Consumer assistance to help New Yorkers use and keep their health insurance Ensuring access to out-of-network coverage A basic health program for lower-income New Yorkers Streamlining access to hospital financial assistance To read more, click on the attached issue brief! HCFANY_2015_Policy_Agenda_FINAL
Posted February 2, 2015 by Amanda
Health Care For All New York (HCFANY) issued testimony on February 2 to the Legislature’s fiscal committees saying that the Executive Budget puts New York on track to continue reducing the number of uninsured. At the same time, HCFANY proposed changes to more fully meet the needs of consumers to understand and resolve problems with their […]
Posted February 2, 2015 by Amanda
Governor Cuomo’s 2015-2016 Executive Budget includes support for consumer assistance programs, a funding mechanism for NY State of Health and administrative funding for the new Basic Health Program and more. View HCFANY’s support for these provisions and our position on other aspects of the budget in our written testimony on the Health/Medicaid budgetary issues.