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 […]
Health Insurance Rate Review/Prior Approval Resources
HCFANY’s comments first describe market-wide issues identified through reviewing all of the 2022 individual market rate applications and then discuss issues with the specific carrier’s application.
New York’s individual market plans are asking for an average 11 percent increase in premiums for 2020! But in New York, those requests must be approved by the State – and the public is able to comment. Join us to learn more about the prior approval process for insurance premiums, what the carriers are asking […]
HCFANY’s comments first describe market-wide issues identified through reviewing all of the 2021 individual market rate applications and then discuss issues with the specific carrier’s application.
HCFANY’s comments first describe market-wide issues identified through reviewing all of the 2021 individual market rate applications and then discuss issues with the specific carrier’s application.