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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 March 14, 2016 by carrie
HCFANY wrote to Victoria Wachino, Director for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging CMS to approve federal matching funding for the New York State Clinic Uncompensated Care Pool (UCP). You can read our letter below.
Posted February 9, 2016 by carrie
Posted January 29, 2016 by carrie
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 […]
Posted October 15, 2015 by Hannah Lupien
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!)