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 […]
HCFANY’s 2016 Budget Agenda seeks to: expand access to affordable, quality coverage to the remaining uninsured; ensure consumers have help to use and keep their coverage; create a health guaranty fund; and maintain important consumer protections for Medicaid beneficiaries. You can read more about these issues in our Policy Brief: HCFANY 2016 Budget Agenda Policy […]
The Affordable Care Act has helped millions of New Yorkers secure affordable, quality health care, many for the first time. However, as many as 457,000 unauthorized, uninsured immigrant residents remain ineligible for coverage. This report by the Community Service Society offers policy makers practical, affordable, high quality options to help close the coverage gap—while substantially […]
This video shows HCFANY Steering Committee member Claudia Calhoon of New York Immigration Coalition discussing NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio’s new undocumented immigrant healthcare initiative and work of the HCFANY Racial & Ethnic Disparities Task Force. (At minute 8:39 Claudia talks about HCFANY’s advocacy work!)