2026 HCFANY’s Comments on Rate Review
Posted June 25, 2025 by Will Pan
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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 […]
Testimony on the 2021-2022 State Budget
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 […]
Health Policy Resources
Issue Brief: HCFANY Evaluation of the Excellus Health Reform Proposal
Posted December 7, 2008 by Amanda
In September 2007, Excellus BCBS submitted a proposal to reform the direct pay and small group insurance markets. The direct-pay market means insurance purchased directly by individuals for themselves and their families through an insurance carrier. HCFANY has reviewed Excellus’s proposal in relation to our 10 Standards for Quality, Affordable, Health Care for All. This proposal […]
Issue Brief: HCFANY Evaluation of NY Health Plus Reform Proposal
Posted December 4, 2008 by Amanda
In December 2007, Assemblymember and Chair of the Assembly Committee on Health Richard Gottfried proposed the New York Health Plus proposal (NYHPlus) for health reform in New York State. This proposal would provide universal publicly-financed insurance coverage, achieved in the following way:
Issue Brief: 10 Standards for Quality, Affordable Health Care for All
Posted December 4, 2008 by Amanda
Our current health care system is too often unworkable and unaffordable for our families, businesses or government. All of us–individuals, employers and policymakers–have a shared responsibility to reform our health care system. The HCFANY Campaign believes that the government has a unique obligation to guarantee affordable comprehensive health care for its people and that it […]
Issue Brief: Massachusetts–A Model for New York?
Posted October 6, 2008 by Amanda
In 2006, Massachusetts enacted a major health reform law which has covered over 300,000 people as of 2008. Is the Massachusetts program a model for New York, or does it fall short?