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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 June 16, 2012 by arianne
HCFANY statement to urge the Legislature and the Cuomo Administration to enact legislation which would protect New York consumers from out-of-network billing problems.
Posted April 6, 2012 by Amanda
You’ve heard plenty of rumors about what the state insurance marketplace–or “exchange”–is going to look like. HCFANY is here to separate facts from fiction:
Posted March 6, 2012 by Amanda
In a letter dated February 27, 2012, the Senate Majority Leader, Dean G. Skelos, set forth reasons for postponing enactment of enabling legislation for a Health Insurance Exchange. That letter made several assertions about both Exchange legislation and the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) which HCFANY believes to be inaccurate, for the reasons described in full.
Posted February 16, 2012 by Amanda
HCFANY writes to comment on the proposed rule regarding Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments – Uninsured Definition.