State budget adds medical debt protections
Community Service Society of New York's Elisabeth Benjamin discusses medical debt and increasing financial assistance.
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s health care to-do list
Community Service Society's Elisabeth Benjamin has a health care wish list for Gov. Kathy Hochul to champion.
Shrinking the medical debt of New Yorkers
After years of lobbying in Albany, consumer advocates are celebrating a reduction in medical debt being amassed by New Yorkers.
Rallying community groups to avoid health coverage gaps
New Yorkers are poised to lose their government health coverage in the coming years as the result of changes in Washington D.C.
What’s driving New York’s health care costs?
A report from the Community Service Society of New York looked at health care costs in the Empire State.
Policymakers inch toward ‘coverage for all’
State policymakers are considering using billion in federal dollars to cover health insurance for undocumented New Yorkers.
Medical debt persists for thousands of New Yorkers
The budget includes language addressing financial assistance for health care costs, but advocates want additional protections.
Protections from growing medical debt missing from budget priorities
Mar. 19, 2021 - Elisabeth Benjamin, Vice President of Health Initiatives at the Community Service Society and Co-Founder of Health Care for All New York Campaign, weighed in on the legislative health budget proposals.
Breaking down Cuomo’s State of the State health care proposals
Jan. 12, 2021 - In Monday’s installment of the State of the State, Gov. Cuomo expressed support for expanding access to telehealth services. Elisabeth Benjamin, Vice President of Health Initiatives at the Community Service Society, explained how the
Financial downturn exacerbates medical debt burden
Nov. 13, 2020 - Emergency government relief measures during the pandemic have done little to alleviate the medical debt burden accrued by New Yorkers, some of whom have seen their income diminished since March. Activists hope state lawmakers
