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Think you missed your chance to enroll? Maybe not!

Posted April, 16 2015 by Amanda

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzEaEUc1TPc Need health coverage? Many New Yorkers still have options to enroll in health coverage on the NY State of Health Marketplace! Open enrollment for 2015 coverage officially ended on February 15, 2015. But those eligible for Medicaid and Child Health Plus (CHPlus) can enroll all year long. And, others who experience a “Qualifying Life Event” (marriage, divorce, aging […]

NYC Health wants YOU to Get Covered Today

Posted April, 8 2015 by Amanda

Remember that Special Enrollment Period the NY State of Health Marketplace set up for tax season? From March 1 to the end of this month (April 30), uninsured New Yorkers facing a tax penalty can enroll in health plans through the Marketplace. To get the word out, the New York City health department invested in a month-long television […]

Numbers, numbers! Initial Takeaways from the Second Open Enrollment Period

Posted March, 26 2015 by Amanda

Guest Post: Andrea Shang, Health Policy Intern, Community Service Society of New York The second open enrollment period for New York’s health plan marketplace, NY State of Health, took place from November 15, 2014 to February 15, 2015. The Department of Health and Human Services has released data on this season’s enrollees across all 50 […]

Happy birthday, ACA!

Posted March, 23 2015 by Amanda

Today, the Affordable Care Act turns five years old! Our friends at Community Catalyst put together 5 reasons to celebrate the ACA (see above). Here are 5 more reasons New Yorkers can celebrate: More than 2.1 million New Yorkers have enrolled in affordable, quality health plans through the NY State of Health Marketplace since it launched in October 2013. […]