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  • Early Innovator Grant

    On February 16, 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that New York was chosen as one of seven "Early Innovator" states.

  • "Revisioning" Medicaid as Part of New York's Coverage Continuum

    Medicaid provides health insurance coverage for 4.8 million New Yorkers, more than 25 percent of people residing in the state.1 With the implementation of federal reform in 2014, perhaps as many as 1 million additional New Yorkers will secure coverage through Medicaid.

  • Coordinating Medicaid and the Exchange in New York

    The Affordable Care Act (ACA) envisions access to affordable care for all Americans, a streamlined eligibility and enrollment process to obtain coverage, and seamless integration between Medicaid and the Exchange to ensure smooth transitions between sources of coverage as a person’s circumstances ch

  • Two into One: Merging Markets and Exchanges under the Affordable Care Act

    This report, the third in a series of exchange-related works undertaken this year with the support of the New York State Health Foundation, focuses on two such areas of state discretion involving “mergers”: merging the individual and small business exchanges, and merging the individua

  • Exchange Planning Grant

    In 2010, New York received a $1 million award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the first round of funding for the State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act's Exchanges.

  • Implementing Federal Health Care Reform: A Roadmap for New York State

    This report provides a health care reform implementation roadmap for New York State, summarizing the major provisions of the ACA, analyzing their implications unique to the State, and outlining the key implementation tasks and issues that New York will confront as it begins ACA implementation.

  • Consumer Assistance Program

    In 2010, the NYS Department of Health was awarded $2,300,000 for consumer assistance activities.

  • Former Governor Cuomo's Declaration Letter

    On July 9, 2012 Former Governor Cuomo submitted a declaration letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services confirming New York's intent to establish a State-based Health Benefit Exchange consistent with the Affordable Care Act.