Thanks to everyone who came to HCFANY Annual Spring Meeting in Albany – it was a great success and we ended up with a pretty awesome turnout.

Many attendees have been asking for copies of the presentations and materials we had available at the meeting, so we are posting them up here for anyone who is interested.  Here is a quick recap:

• Sherry Tomasky, Director of Stakeholder Engagement for the New York State Health Benefit Exchange presented an update on implementation of the NYS Health Benefit Exchange including an overview of the State’s outreach and marketing plan.  You can view Sherry’s presentation by clicking here.
• Martine Apodaca, Director of the Public Education Campaign for Enroll America presented a profile of the uninsured in New York and their findings on messaging around the new health insurance options based on a national survey.  You can view Martine’s presentation by clicking here.

HCFANY’s Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force, LGBT Task Force and Children, Youth and Families Task Force held afternoon break-out sessions to update folks on what has been going on during the legislative session and new issues that have arisen during the ACA implementation process.

In addition, we had the following publications available:

• Reaching One Million More New Yorkers: A Successful Enrollment Campaign for the Exchange
• Health Coverage that Works for New Yorkers: Health Care For All New York’s 2012 Statewide Listening Tour (will be posted shortly)