NY Medical Debt and Hospital Financial Assistance Know Your Rights
Posted July 31, 2025 by Will Pan
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2026 HCFANY’s Comments on Rate Review
Posted June 25, 2025 by Will Pan
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 […]
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Issue Brief: HCFANY Agenda to Address Health Disparities
Posted January 16, 2013 by arianne
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides a major opportunity for New York to address health disparities. In April 2012, Governor Cuomo created a Health Benefits Exchange which will offer affordable health coverage to individuals consumers and small businesses seeking to provide coverage for employees. Those whose incomes qualify will receive subsidies in the form of […]
Issue Brief: The Basic Health Plan Option and the Affordable Care Act
Posted January 15, 2013 by arianne
Premium subsidies on the NYState of Health insurance marketplace make coverage more affordable for many New Yorkers who need insurance. But, the yearly cost for coverage may still be too expensive for some families. The Affordable Care Act includes a provision to allow states to implement a new public insurance program called the Basic Health Plan to help […]
Issue Brief: Merging New York’s Individual and Small Group Markets
Posted January 13, 2013 by arianne
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires states to establish a Health Benefit Exchange by 2014, or default to a federal one. However, states have considerable discretion when it comes to several key policy decisions. One option is to merge its small group and individual insurance markets. There are strong reasons for New York to merge […]
HCFANY Comments: CMS’ Interim Final Rule Changes to Definition of ‘Lawfully Present’ in the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Program of the Affordable Care Act of 2010
Posted October 26, 2012 by arianne
CMS–9995–IFC2 Comments on CMS’ Interim Final Rule Changes to Definition of “Lawfully Present” in the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Program of the Affordable Care Act of 2010