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 […]
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Issue Brief: Questions and Answers on Health Reform 2011
Posted November 6, 2011 by Amanda
Got questions about how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is going to impact you? From employer-sponsored insurance, small businesses and nonprofits, to cost-sharing limits and seniors, HCFANY has you covered with a comprehensive Q&A:
Issue Brief: The New York Bridge Plan
Posted February 6, 2011 by Amanda
You may have heard of this referred to as the “high risk pool” or the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan. In New York, this plan is called The NY Bridge Plan, and it is administered by Emblem-Health. You are eligible for the Bridge Plan if you: • are a US citizen or lawful immigrant; • are a resident of […]
Memorandum of Support: A. 9036/S.6030 (Young Adult Bill)
Posted January 7, 2010 by Amanda
HCFANY supports A.9036/S.6030, the young adult bill, which seeks to provide a COBRA-like insurance option to young adults in New York. Young adults between the ages of 19 and 29 are twice as likely to be uninsured as other adults. Around 808,000 young adults are uninsured in New York, making up nearly one-third (31%) of […]
Issue Brief: HCFANY Evaluation of UnitedHealth Reform Proposal
Posted December 7, 2009 by Amanda
In October 2007, the UnitedHealth Group issued a proposal to reform New York’s direct-pay and small-group markets. The direct-pay market is individual insurance coverage. The goal of the UnitedHealth proposal is to address the “death spiral” (see box below) or decline in enrollment. UnitedHealth attributes this decline to a lack of product flexibility, inadequate stop-loss pool […]