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How healthy is living
in New York?
New York is ranked as the 18th healthiest state in the 2011 edition of America's Health Rankings® by the United Health Foundation, six spot up from its 24th place position in 2010.
New York's best and worst category rankings:
- Occupational Fatalities – 5th
- Primary Care Physicians – 5th
- Premature Death – 6th
- Cardiovascular Deaths – 37th
- Children in Poverty – 38th
- High School Graduation – 40th
- Immunization Coverage – 41st
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See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on New York.- Trust for America's Health ia another source for key New York health quality findings. In addition, 2010's federal health reform, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), included the creation of a prevention fund to provide more than $16 billion over the next 10 years to invest in effective, proven prevention efforts, like childhood obesity prevention and tobacco cessation, and the site has a report on how it impacts New York here.
get local health results
State snapshot too large? Get county-by-county health rankings for New York, from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Population Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin.
Does New York have a health insurance high risk pool?
New York does not have a state risk pool. The state has guaranteed-issue meaning all citizens will be accepted at the same premium regardless of their health. Thus New Yorkers are lucky to have access to health insurance that is much better than a risk pool (which almost always charges a higher-than-the-going-rate because it is made up of uninsurable people).
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Starting in 2010, New York started offering health care insurance coverage to residents through the federally established temporary high-risk pool program. To find out more about New York's participation, click here.
Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state to state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the pool to keep it in the black. In the best cases, they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Read more about risk pools here.
Non-profit sources of health insurance information for New York
The Foundation for Health Coverage Education's mission is to provide simplified public and private health insurance
eligibility information in order to help more people access coverage.
Here is its guide to guide on how to find health insurance in New York.
- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is tracking the progress of health insurance reform in each state. Its page for New York can be found here.
- The National Committee for Quality Assurance is a private, non-profit organization that, among other things, provides health care plan report cards for consumers. Search for New York health insurance plan report cards.
New York state government health insurance resources
New York reform, single-payer health care information
State-specfic information on the Physicans National Health Program in New York.
The Affordable Care Act: Immediate Benefits for New York -- How the Affordable Health Care act will improve the lives of people living in New York.
Why health care reform is important to New York -- This 2009 document by the AARP provides a compelling case f for health reform in New York.
The Benefits of Health Reform In New York -- The Democratic Policy Committee of the United States Senate looks at benefits of health reform for the citizens of New York.
Other helpful New York health and medical care links
New York mental health resource guide, offered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Government.
The National Coalition on Health Care's information for New York -- America's oldest, most diverse, and broadest based group working to achieve comprehensive health system reform.
How did New York officials vote on health reform?
H.R.2: Repealing the Health Care Bill
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1/19/2011--Passed House amended. Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, effective as of its enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Act. Repeals the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of the Act's enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by the Act's health care provisions. [more]
Yes (8)
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No (21)
- Gary Ackerman
- Timothy Bishop
- Yvette Clarke
- Joseph Crowley
- Eliot Engel
- Brian Higgins
- Maurice Hinchey
- Steve Israel
State health insurance exchanges
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The cost of repealing Obamacare
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How your member of Congress voted
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Your members of the New York Congressional delegation voted on health care reform.
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Doctor directory for New York
Find licensed physicians near you. Each state is home to organizations that can help you find and research physicians, offering online information about a physician's license, schooling, practice information and more.
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Resources for those individuals seeking health care insurance in New York. If you are looking for New York Medicare, visit our site for health insurance over 65.