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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Posted August, 14 2013 by arianne
We’ve been telling you for months, heck – years – that health insurance will cost less on the health insurance exchange. But, exact numbers? Well, that’s hard to say. We know there will be premium subsidies (tax credits), but it will depend on a lot of different factors: what your income is, where you live, what plan you choose, etc. In fact, […]