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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 23, 2016 by Taylor Frazier
HCFANY strongly opposes the provisions in the Senate Appropriations Committee FY 2017 bill that seek to eliminate funding to State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs).
Posted June 17, 2016 by Amanda Dunker
Every year, HCFANY submits comments to the Department of Financial Services on health insurance carriers’ rate requests. Below are our comments on carriers’ requests for 2017.
Posted June 13, 2016 by Amanda Dunker
HCFANY is monitoring payment and delivery system reform in New York State and conducting advocacy to make sure that reform efforts reflect consumers’ needs.
Posted June 9, 2016 by carrie
New York State is undertaking several big delivery system reform efforts. These efforts are complex, but could make the health care system work much better for consumers. HCFANY put these principles together to provide a framework for consumer advocacy around delivery system reform.