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The Employer Alliance for Affordable Health Care is a coalition of more than 3,000 businesses and individuals who are committed to keeping health care affordable and available to all people, by opposing statement mandates that increase the cost of health insurance premiums. Our membership covers all of New York State. For more information, or to contact a member in your area, call Pamela Finch at (518) 462-2296.

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Background
Employer Alliance Media Sheet - Who We Are and What We Believe In
Real People... Real Stories - May 2004
Press releases/Letters/Testimony
2010
Small business to suffer with loss of subsidy - 06/18/10
Autism Mandate contradicts what NY really needs - 06/11/10
Autism Mandate Increases Premiums by another 2% - 05/21/10
Lowering co-pays ultimately increases health insurance costs - 05/17/10
It’s time for NY to be part of the healthcare solution - 03/29/10
Autism Mandate is ill-timed, at best - 03/22/10
Governor’s budget proposal increases private health insurance costs - 01/19/10
A Four Point Plan for Affordability - 01/14/10
Expanded Autism coverage will increase consumer costs - 01/11/10
Governor’s State of the State overlooks a critical problem - 01/06/10
2009
Testimony, Topic: Public Hearing to determine the role of health insurance in the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder - 10/23/09
Times Union Letter to the Editor regarding Timothy's Law - 05/05/09
Employer Alliance: New York Budget Proposals Damaging to Small Business - 02/02/09
2008
Employer Alliance: Latest Budget Proposals Devastating to Small Business - 12/16/08
Employer Alliance: Budget Deficit Proposals Devastating to Small Business - 11/12/08
Daily Star Universal Coverage (Published in Oneonta Daily Star) - 06/06/08
Employer Alliance for Affordable Health Care Asks Lawmakers to Reject Timothy’s Law Expansion - 4/16/08
Budget Amendments Strike Another Blow to Small Business - 3/11/08
Spitzer Budget Amendments Strike Another Blow to Small Business - 2/12/08
Spitzer Budget Hurts Small Business - 01/22/08
2007
Alliance Testimony Focuses on Small Business Concerns at Governor's Public Hearings on Universal Coverage - 9/5/07
Legislatures must return $100 Million reimbursement before mandate is expanded - 05/29/07
State Budget Establishes Mandate Review Commission - 04/1/07
Benefit & Cost Commission Brings Overdue Level of Transparency - 03/25/07
Coalition Names Pamela Reese Finch Executive Director - 02/08/07
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