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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 October 14, 2010 by Amanda
Health Care For All New York believes that every resident of New York State must have access to affordable and comprehensive health care. Under the Affordable Care Act, New York State was charged with creating an insurance Exchange – a statewide marketplace for health insurance. HCFANY adopted five standards for the New York Insurance Exchange […]
Posted October 4, 2010 by Amanda
Health Care for All New York (HCFANY) writes to comment on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions regarding the planning and establishment of state-level exchanges in advance of future rulemaking and grant solicitations.
Posted September 27, 2010 by Amanda
HCFANY writes to comment on the interim final rules for the pre-existing condition insurance plan (PCIP) program. We have three recommendations for making these rules stronger, through changes to regulation language concerning: the requirement that consumers be without creditable coverage for six months before applying to a PCIP; the restrictions on coverage of abortion services; […]
Posted August 27, 2010 by Amanda
HCFANY presents its concerns and recommendations for strengthening consumer protections of the Affordable Care Act provisions regarding preexisting conditions, lifetime and annual limits on benefits, rescissions, and patient protections.