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Aug. 4, 2021
Extra Coverage Help Under the American Rescue Plan for New Yorkers Who Lost Jobs and Job-Based Insurance
A HealthWatch brief examining the ways that the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act will help consumers afford premiums on lost employer-based coverage (COBRA), sharply reduce health costs for workers who received unemployment benefits in 2021, and protect taxpayers who underestimated their income in 2020 from having to repay premium tax credits that made coverage more affordable.
July 22, 2021
Profiles in Integrated Family Care
Profiles of five providers that work in very different settings but all are actively implementing elements of the “Integrated Family Care” model.
July 13, 2021
A Shot in the Arm: American Rescue Plan Act Boosts Health Coverage Affordability
This HealthWatch looks at the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which deepens affordability subsidies, provides premium tax credits to higher-income individuals and families, and creates new options for New Yorkers who lost job-based health coverage or collected unemployment insurance benefits in 2021.
June 23, 2021
Designing a Digital Platform to Monitor Health Status and Foster Trust Between Patients and Clinicians
Developing a prototype for a new digital resource, How’s My Health Dashboard, which would help patients and health care providers work together to achieve health goals that are important to patients.
June 9, 2021
Opportunities in a Time of Crisis: Launching Innovative Long-Term Care Programs During COVID-19
Stuart B. Almer, Gurwin Healthcare System president and CEO, writes about one of the few bright spots amid the devastation of COVID-19—the opportunity to leverage technology and innovation to improve life for seniors.
May 27, 2021
Finding Silver Linings in the Pandemic
Heeding the important lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, and using them to drive long-term change. Two of the most critical lessons are the need to address historical underinvestment in public health and the need to leverage the momentum around vaccine equity to work toward broader health equity.
May 25, 2021
Health Policy Roundup: Mayoral Candidates Propose Wide Range of Approaches for Improving Health and Health Care in New York City
New York City's next mayor will have to address a litany of health policy issues beyond COVID-19, and UHF has developed a roundup of candidates’ positions on important health issues that will affect New Yorkers for years to come.
April 13, 2021
New York State Department of Health Price Methodology Workgroup: Final Recommendations
Recommendations on the most effective ways to develop and present meaningful and user-friendly pricing information and resources that could support common health care decisions.
March 11, 2021
Working Toward a Brighter Future
March 11, 2021
A Year of Resilience: UHF's 2020 Annual Report
UHF's 2020 annual report highlights our work during a tumultuous and uniquely challenging year.
March 3, 2021
As Vaccines Roll Out, It Is Essential to Accommodate Those With Disabilities
Feb. 1, 2021
Provider-Payer Collaboration Could Strengthen Vaccine Adoption
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the U.S. and vaccines become more available, health plans can partner with physicians, hospitals, and community-based organizations to bolster vaccine adoption. Commentary by Karen Ignagni, President & CEO of EmblemHealth.

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