NY Medical Debt and Hospital Financial Assistance Know Your Rights
Posted July 31, 2025 by Will Pan
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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 May 11, 2023 by Amanda Dunker
Bill pending in Albany would reform the state’s Hospital Financial Assistance Law to make the process of applying for financial aid simpler and more accessible for low-income patients The New York State Hospital Financial Assistance Law (HFAL) needs urgent reform. A new Community Service Society of New York (CSS) issue brief, “An Ounce of Prevention: Reforming […]
Posted May 10, 2023 by Amanda Dunker
Recommends passage of legislation strengthening tenant protections and expanding rental assistance to meet New York’s housing crisis Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her `State of the State’ address yesterday, touching on several issues of importance to New Yorkers including public safety, the need for increased mental health services, more affordable housing production, expanding access to affordable […]
Posted May 9, 2023 by Amanda Dunker
Bill pending in Albany would reform the state’s Hospital Financial Assistance Law to make the process of applying for financial aid simpler and more accessible for low-income patients The New York State Hospital Financial Assistance Law (HFAL) needs urgent reform. A new Community Service Society of New York (CSS) issue brief, “An Ounce of Prevention: Reforming […]
Posted January 18, 2022 by Amanda Dunker
January 18, 2022 Health Care For All New York (HCFANY) is a statewide coalition of over 170 organizations dedicated to achieving quality, affordable health coverage for all New Yorkers. HCFANY lauds the investments in health care and the coverage expansions Governor Hochul proposes in her Executive Budget, including: The expansion of income eligibility for Medicaid […]