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Articles 

The Nuts & Bolts of Hospital Charity Care Rules
August 13, 2009
Charity care refers to free or low cost care provided by hospitals to uninsured or underinsured patients. New York State has provided significant state funding to hospitals for charity care since 1983, but it wasn't until 2007 that hospitals were actually required to provide charity care to uninsured patients under the Hospital Financial Assistance Law (HFAL). Read More

New Protection from Medical Debt
August 1, 2006
New York State took a major step to combat medical debt this session when the Legislature and Governor Pataki agreed upon the terms of comprehensive charity care legislation Read More