Press Release: Rates Approved for 2017 Premiums Posted August 15, 2016 by Amanda Dunker Share: The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) released the 2017 rates on August 5, 2016. Our press release is below, and you can find the DFS press release here. HCFANY’s comments on the requested rates can be found here. Downloads HCFANY 2017 Rates Press Release