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Talking to moms about health insurance

Posted May, 20 2013 by arianne

Today’s post comes from guest blogger Lois Uttley, of Raising Women’s Voices “Do you know somebody who needs health insurance?” That was the conversation starter at the Health Care for All New York booth Sunday at the annual Mamapalooza festival in South Riverside Park, along Manhattan’s Hudson River waterfront.  “Yes, me!” was often the answer […]

Celebrating Moms

Posted May, 10 2013 by arianne

Today’s post comes from guest blogger Maryanne Tomazic, Field Coordinator at Raising Women’s Voices. When the New York Health Benefit Exchange opens for enrollment this October, we know it’s going to be especially important to reach out to mothers. They play a huge role in our families’ health, as they often are the decision makers […]

More resources from last week’s press briefing

Posted May, 2 2013 by arianne

Since most (all?) of our readers are not members of the press, I thought I would share some more resources from last week’s HCFANY press briefing.  Posted above is a video put together by the good folks at New American Media, who co-hosted the event.  Click below for copies of the presentations from the event. […]

Speaking a language we can ALL understand

Posted May, 1 2013 by arianne

Written by guest blogger Lorraine Gonzalez-Camastra, Director of Health Policy for Children’s Defense Fund-NY and HCFANY Steering Committee Member In T minus five months, New York State will begin enrollment through its new Health Benefit Exchange.  The goal on October 1st, 2013 will be to enroll as many of the 2.6 million uninsured New Yorkers […]