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Regional Summits to be Held this Month in Campaign to Enroll All New Yorkers!

Posted September, 4 2013 by arianne

Today’s post comes to us from guest bloggers Bob Cohen and Stephen Greenberg of Citizen Action of New York We’re nearly a month away from the beginning of enrollment in the New York health insurance exchange and we couldn’t be more excited about the potential we have to cover over a million more New Yorkers! […]

March on – we still have much to do!

Posted August, 28 2013 by arianne

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the momentous March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where hundreds of thousands of Americans mobilized for equal rights.  And, while our nation has made great strides in the 50 years since – much work remains to be done. Disparities in health and health outcomes persist. Black and Latino […]

Get Covered New York reaches Uninsured New Yorkers in Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant

Posted August, 23 2013 by carrie

Tasha Williams, left, of NYC for Action volunteered at the Get Covered New York booth Sunday in Harlem. Today’s post comes from guest blogger Lois Uttley, of Raising Women’s Voices Get Covered New York was out in force last weekend at events in upper Manhattan and Brooklyn. More than 30 volunteers from NYC for Action […]

New York Exchange name revealed – NY State of Health

Posted August, 21 2013 by carrie

Yesterday, the New York State Department of health unveiled the new name of our Health Benefit Exchange – NY State of Health, The Official Health Plan Marketplace – in an information-packed webcast. In addition to announcing the new name and logo, Donna Frescatore, Executive Director of the New York Health Benefit Exchange, announced the names […]