(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.”
The Governor’s press release explained that...
(Released May 12, 2002) our Right to Specialist Care: A Survey of HMOs in New York is the fourth in a series of reports that examine compliance by New York HMOs with New York’s Managed Care Bill of Rights. The current report investigates how well HMOs are following New York laws on access to specialty care.
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(Released February 14, 2002) This report finds that two years after the Governor and Legislature raised cigarette taxes to provide health coverage for one million uninsured New Yorkers, only a small fraction of those promised health insurance have actually received coverage.
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(Released October 2, 2001) PPEF tries to determine what the President’s tax-credit proposal would mean for uninsured adults in New York State by asking:
Is the proposed tax-credit enough to purchase health insurance coverage in New York State?
Is the proposed tax-credit enough to offset the cost of health insurance so that coverage is affordable for low and moderate income New Yorkers?
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(Released September 1, 2001) This guide explains how to use the rights and protections that New York State grants health care consumers—laws that help improve your access to health care and help resolve problems with health insurance companies.
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