One-Pager: New York’s Reformed Hospital Financial Assistance Law

Posted May 1, 2024 by Marielle Ray

One-Pager: Non-profit Hospitals would keep New Yorkers in debt for the rest of their lives

Posted March 6, 2024 by Marielle Ray

Under the current Hospital Financial Assistance Law (HFAL) over 80,000 New Yorkers have been sued for medical debt and 740,000 New Yorkers are burdened by medical debt. Modernizing the HFAL is a critical step toward eliminating medical debt; but the Hospitals are advocating for regressive amendments to the HFAL that will leave New Yorkers in […]

Memo of Support: Modernizing the Hospital Financial Assistance Law (S7625|A8441)

Posted March 4, 2022 by Amanda Dunker

Memorandum in Support of S7625/A8441 Patient Medical Debt Protection Act Modernizing the Hospital Financial Assistance Law January 2022 An Act to amend the public health law to protect New Yorkers from unfair debt collection practices by requiring the use of a uniform hospital financial assistance form and policy.   Health Care for All New York […]

Annual Winter Meeting 2022 – Slides

Posted February 3, 2022 by Amanda Dunker

Slides from HCFANY’s Annual Winter Meeting on February 3, 2022. Annual Winter Meeting 2022 – Slides (link)