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We are Young…and Insured!

Posted February, 13 2014 by Amanda

This Saturday is National Youth Enrollment Day, a day of action to educate young adults on the importance of having health insurance. Celebrities like Amy Poehler (above), are helping to get the word out and the Young Invincibles campaign is encouraging people to share the message to friends and networks. Young adults between 19 and […]

Walking NYC Streets to Help Get People Covered!

Posted January, 16 2014 by Amanda

Left: Adora Campis (red hat) with parade participants at the annual Three King’s Day parade in Harlem; Right: Adora and Maryanne Tomazic of Raising Women’s Voices – NY at HCFANY’s Annual Meeting Thursday, January 9. Guest post: Lois Uttley, Director, MergerWatch Project/Raising Women’s Voices-NY Adora Campis is a part-time bilingual (English and Spanish) outreach worker […]

Obamacare Day 1: Millions flock to the insurance marketplace

Posted October, 1 2013 by arianne

Note: This photo has clearly been photoshopped.  By me.  I couldn’t find anything to exemplify folks flocking to a website, so I used a photo from a Black Friday sale a few years ago to get the effect I was looking for.  I think it works.      Well, despite the government shutdown, the insurance marketplace is officially open! […]

Staying healthy just got a lot more ADORABLE

Posted September, 27 2013 by arianne

Okay, it’s Friday and next week is a BIG week for us with the opening of the NYS of Health insurance marketplace, so I figured why not keep things on the light side today?  Or rather, on the adorable side. The anti-Obamacare folks may have creepy videos of Uncle Sam holding a speculum to try and scare young […]