July 2025 H.R. 1 Dramatically Cuts Core Safety Net Programs H.R. 1 is signed into law, ushering in cuts to core safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP and shifting enormous costs onto states. New York State could experience an annual loss of about $15 billion in health and nutrition funding and an estimated 1.5 … Read more
September 2022 Keeping New Yorkers Covered NYHealth brings together foundations and advocates in support of the State’s Keep New York Covered program to prepare for the end of the COVID-era continuous coverage requirement, which had prohibited states from terminating most enrollees’ Medicaid coverage. NYHealth also supports a statewide network of community-based enrollment organizations to reach … Read more
August 2018 Analyzing a Single-Payer Approach to Health Care An assessment from NYHealth and the RAND Corporation finds that the New York Health Act, which would establish a single-payer health care program, could expand coverage for all New York State residents. However, it would require significant new tax revenue. Both advocates and opponents of the … Read more
May 2016 Connecting DACA Recipients with Health Insurance Coverage The New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs launches an NYHealth-supported public education and advertising campaign to connect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients to health insurance. Read more Expanding Health Care Coverage
December 2014 Connecting New Yorkers with Health Insurance Coverage More than 11,000 New Yorkers have enrolled in health coverage with assistance from NYHealth’s Enrollment Network, a statewide initiative supporting community-based organizations to conduct outreach and enrollment activities. An NYHealth survey conducted by the Harris Poll finds that 92 percent of newly enrolled New Yorkers are … Read more
January 2012 New York’s Essential Plan The Foundation releases “Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Basic Health Option for New York,” a report by the Community Service Society, which finds that a Basic Health Plan would benefit New York. In April 2015, New York becomes one of only two states to receive federal approval of a … Read more
August 2010 Mapping ACA Implementation in New York State NYHealth releases a landmark roadmap report analyzing the key provisions of the ACA and their implications for the State, the first in a series of analyses that help inform New York’s implementation of the sweeping federal health reform law. Read more Expanding Health Care Coverage
March 2010 A Big Deal: The Affordable Care Act Passes The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is signed into law, with the promise to expand health insurance coverage substantially for New Yorkers. Expanding Health Care Coverage
November 2008 The Power of Convening NYHealth hosts its first statewide conference on reforming New York’s individual health insurance market. Convenings continue to be a pillar of the Foundation’s approach, providing opportunities to share lessons from across New York State and learn from others across the country. Expanding Health Care Coverage
February 2007 A Focus on Coverage and Diabetes The Foundation announces its first two priority areas for grantmaking: expanding health insurance coverage and improving diabetes prevention and management. Read more Diabetes Expanding Health Care Coverage
