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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 November 4, 2014 by Amanda
Presented by Christine A. Chiu, Staff Attorney in the Health Justice Program at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest as part of the Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force Webinar on October 31, 2014.
Posted November 4, 2014 by Amanda
PowerPoint presentation summarizing findings from the white paper Addressing Health Disparities: An Action Agenda for New York State of Health, a report by the Public Policy and Education Fund, Make the Road New York, and the Alliance for a Just Society. Presented by Theo Oshiro, Deputy Director of Make the Road New York as part […]
Posted October 16, 2014 by Amanda
The ACA is Working for New Yorkers: Highlights from the 2013-2014 Open Enrollment Period features key statistics and consumer stories that illustrate the success of the first open enrollment period under the ACA in New York State. The brief also includes recommendations for next steps for ensuring all New Yorkers have quality, affordable health insurance.
Posted September 21, 2014 by Amanda
HCFANY commends the development of regulations that provide strong consumer protections relating to internal claims, appeals, and external review processes under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). However, we also recommend ways in which the rules could be made clearer or stronger in the following areas: adverse benefit determination, notice and information issues, […]