Affordable Care
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Affordable Care
Individuals who do not have health insurance can still access affordable care at hospitals and community health centers. Sliding-scale fees based on an individual’s income are available at all hospitals and community health centers in New York.
The New York Immigration Coalition and its members and partners worked hard to pass New York’s 2007 hospital financial assistance law, which sets guidelines for hospitals’ charity care policies, and will continue to work to ensure that all uninsured New Yorkers have access to affordable health care after federal health care reform is fully implemented.
Please contact the NYIC to get involved in advocacy efforts to ensure that all New Yorkers benefit from health care reform in New York. Let us know if you or someone you know has had difficulty applying for a sliding-scale discount at hospitals or community-health centers in New York.
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Reports & Guides
- Access to Health Care for Uninsured Immigrants (.pdf)
- The Immigrant and Refugee Guide to Affordable Health Care in New York State (.pdf)
- Know your rights to Hospital Financial Assistance (.pdf)
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NYS Hospital Financial Assistance law - Maximium Charges (.pdf)
Affordable Health Care Options for the Uninsured at HHC:
List of Public Hospitals in New York City
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