(Released March 3, 2009) This report examines the impact of the Executive Budget on people of color in several major policy areas: education, higher education, health care, human services, and criminal and juvenile justice. (It is therefore a snapshot of a few major policy areas; it does not present a full picture of the Executive Budget.) We looked at key policy and spending proposals in the Executive Budget in order to determine whether there will be an unfair impact on communities of color....
(Released March 21, 2008) A survey of whether New York hospitals are complying with a landmark law that took effect in 2007 to protect uninsured New Yorkers from high hospital bills found that many hospitals were voluntarily offering greater financial assistance than the law requires. However, the survey also found that the great majority of hospital policies had major areas where hospitals did not follow the law.
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QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL!
QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL!
END THE WAR IN IRAQ AND FUND HUMAN NEEDS
CLEAN ELECTIONS – FULL PUBLIC FINANCING!
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(Released March 22, 2006) More than 5.6 million New Yorkers, one-out-of three people under the age of 65, did not have health coverage for all or part of 2002-2003, according to a June 2004 report released by Families USA. Most of these New Yorkers, 65%, went without health insurance for six months or longer. According to a report from the National Institutes of Health, 18,000 Americans die prematurely each year due to the lack of health insurance.
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(Released June 17, 2005) More than 5.6 million New Yorkers, one-out-of three people under the age of 65, did not have health coverage for all or part of 2002-2003, according to a June 2004 report released by Families USA. Most of these New Yorkers, 65%, went without health insurance for six months or longer. According to a report from the National Institutes of Health, 18,000 Americans die prematurely each year due to the lack of health insurance.
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(Released May 11, 2005) More than 5.6 million New Yorkers, one-out-of three people under the age of 65, did not have health coverage for all or part of 2002-2003, according to a June 2004 report released by Families USA. Most of these New Yorkers, 65%, went without health insurance for six months or longer. According to a report from the National Institutes of Health, 18,000 Americans die prematurely each year due to the lack of health insurance.
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(Released November 12, 2004) This report details a study of the financial aid policies at eight hospitals in the Capital District and issues a grade to each hospital based on how well they provide information to the public about financial aid eligibility.
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(Released July 14, 2004) Three and a half years after Governor Pataki and legislative leaders promised to provide health coverage for one million New Yorkers with revenue from a new cigarette tax, more than half a million working families are still waiting for health coverage, even though the state has collected the taxes.
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(Released October 1, 2003) A new consumer report card on New York hospitals found that it is almost impossible for consumers to access hospital charity care programs, even though New York State taxpayers provide $847 million a year to the hospitals, mostly for charity care. Along with the hospital report card, PPEF released a Guide to Hospital Free Care Programs, which includes information the surveyors were able to learn about the 70 hospitals rated in the Report.
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(Released April 1, 2003) On December 17, 1999 Governor Pataki announced agreement on “an historic health care initiative.” The Governor said: “This historic legislation will mean a healthier New York, providing the most comprehensive health care plan in the nation for those who need it most. Up to a million New Yorkers, many who work hard to provide a better life for their families, will now get the health insurance they need and deserve.”
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