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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 18, 2010 by arianne
In an effort to derail the 2010-2011 Executive Budget proposal to reinstate prior approval of health insurance rate increases, and maintain profits, the insurance industry has embarked on a campaign to spread misinformation regarding prior approval. One of the arguments that has been circulated states that consumers in New York—particularly in upstate areas—reject the idea […]
Posted March 17, 2010 by arianne
Posted March 16, 2010 by arianne
Governor Paterson’s Budget Bill seeks to reinstate the prior approval system for health insurance rate increases. The Superintendent of Insurance would review rate increases before they take effect—protecting employers and consumers alike. The bill also ensures that more of our premium dollars are spent on medical costs—not profits and administration.
Posted February 18, 2010 by arianne
In the past decade, New Yorkers have witnessed unprecedented insurance premium increases that have far outpaced inflation and wages. The cost of health insurance for a family on the direct pay market now exceeds $24,000 annually. These premium increases are directly tied to a precipitous rise in the ranks of the uninsured among moderate-income working […]