UHF Gala 2021 Program - Journal - Page 95
Columbia University Vagelos College of
Physicians and Surgeons
is proud to congratulate the
United Hospital Fund
for their continued dedication to
improving health care systems and
increasing access to affordable care
for patients throughout New York.
Congratulations
to tonight’s
honorees!
Anil K. Rustgi, MD
Interim Executive Vice President and Dean of the
Faculties of Health Sciences and Medicine
Irving Professor of Medicine
Director, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Care Center
(HICCC)
Congratulations
to the honorees.
We are happy
to support
the vital initiatives
of the United
Hospital Fund.
Kimberly & Paul Huchro
Vagelos College of
Physicians and Surgeons
Congress Should Appropriate Funds for
Consumer Assistance Programs in Every State
Among consumers across the country, there is a tremendous
need for assistance with health insurance and health care
Healthfirst celebrates billing issues.
United Hospital Fund
on the occasion Congress recognized this need when it permanently authorized grants
of their Gala 2021 to offices of health insurance consumer assistance and health care
ombudsman programs in 2010 and appropriated first-year funding for
them. These programs are collectively known as “consumer assistance
On behalf of our members and
HEALTHIX SALUTES ALL HEALTH CARE HEROES
programs” or “CAPS.”
However, Congress has not appropriated funds for
the communities we serve, we thank you
these programs since 2010, leaving many states without this important
and salute your commitment to building
resource. In 2022, as the No Surprises Act goes into effect and the nation
an effective and equitable health care
UNITED
HOSPITAL
FUND
2021 HONOREES
faces a health care
landscape
altered by
the pandemic,
Congress should
system for every New Yorker.
appropriate $400 million for health consumer assistance programs, to
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establish a permanent
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permanent funding.
Congratulations
to Kenneth Cole
for his valuable
contributions
CONGRATULATIONS!
We are proud
to support the
United Hospital Fund
and congratulate this year’s
honorees,
New York’s million-plus
health care workforce
Karen Washington
From his
Emory Friends
Alisa and Ted Kesten
and
Kenneth Cole
Benefits and Health Care SPECIAL TRIBUTE
» CAPs play
a crucial role in
Kenneth Cole
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of the Healthfirst group of affiliated
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consumers
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companies.
consumers regularly need expert assistance to understand how to use
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their health insurance; resolve medical bills that are often confusing and
issues.
conflicting; appeal health plan decisions; understand their insurance
The need for CAPs will
rights and responsibilities; and secure a specific service, treatment or
increase as the health care
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