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Advocates gather to advance better health care for children, youth, and families

Posted December, 16 2013 by Amanda

 HCFANY’s Children, Youth, and Families Task Force gathered in Albany on Wednesday, December 11th to share updates about several key issues. Over 30 task force members were there, from consumer advocacy organizations, Navigator networks, and other organizations dedicated to the health of children and families. Here’s a rundown of the meeting highlights: Judy Arnold from […]

Insurance for kids, moms, families…even Bros.

Posted October, 25 2013 by Amanda

For the past few weeks, states have been hard at work enrolling Americans in the new health care marketplaces. As evidenced by the hundreds of thousands who are going online or calling their local navigators to sign up, it’s clear that affordable, quality health insurance sells itself. But, it’s still fun to take a look […]

More than 174,000 New Yorkers have signed up for coverage through NY State of Health!

Posted October, 23 2013 by arianne

More and more New Yorkers are choosing to get covered through the NY State of Health insurance marketplace.  In a press release issued today, the State Department of Health (SDOH) is reporting that over 174,000 New Yorkers have now completed the application process through the online marketplace – accounting for 30% of completed applications nationwide.  SDOH is […]

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! […]