NY Medical Debt and Hospital Financial Assistance Know Your Rights
Posted July 31, 2025 by Will Pan
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2026 HCFANY’s Comments on Rate Review
Posted June 25, 2025 by Will Pan
Coverage4All Myths
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 […]
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Comments on Independent Health Benefits Corporation’s 2024 Rate Requests
Posted June 28, 2023 by Mia Wagner
HCFANY’s comments first describe market-wide issues identified through reviewing all of the 2024 individual market rate applications and then discuss issues with the specific carrier’s application.
Memorandum in Support of The Ounce of Prevention Act (S1366A/A6027) and The Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act (S4907A/A6275A)
Posted June 1, 2023 by Amanda Dunker
Memorandum in Support of The Ounce of Prevention Act (S1366A/A6027) and The Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act (S4907A/A6275A) April, 2023 Memorandum in Support of The Ounce of Prevention Act (S1366A/A6027) and The Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act (S4907A/A6275A) Our organizations routinely hear patients’ horror stories about medical debt and billing chaos. A 2019 poll found […]
EMD Sign-On Letter from Clergy Leaders
Posted June 1, 2023 by Amanda Dunker
FINAL EMD Clergy Sign-On May 9 2023 May 10, 2023 Dear Senators and Assembly Members: As clergy and faith leaders from across New York State, we know intimately the toll that the high cost of medical care takes on our communities. Too many of our community members avoid or delay necessary medical treatment because of […]
Annual Winter Meeting 2023 – Slides
Posted March 3, 2023 by Amanda Dunker
HCFANY’s Annual Winter Meeting, March 2, 2023 Slides from meeting HCFANY Steering Committee Presentation on Policy Agenda (slides) Keynote Speaker Presentation – Johanne Morne, Deputy Commission for Health Equity and Human Rights, New York State Dept. of Health (slides) Presentation on New York Public Health Emergency and Continuous Coverage Unwind Plan – Sonia Sekhar, Deputy […]