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 […]
The New York State Department of Financial Services held a hearing on September 8, 2016 to learn more about how New Yorkers would be affected by a merger between Anthem, which owns Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Cigna. HCFANY submitted the attached testimony.
The New York State Department of Financial Services is holding a hearing on September 8 to learn more about the impact an Anthem-Cigna merger would have on New York’s insurance market. HCFANY developed the attached talking points to educate consumers and guide those who are drafting their own testimony.
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) released the 2017 rates on August 5, 2016. Our press release is below, and you can find the DFS press release here. HCFANY’s comments on the requested rates can be found here.