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Meeting Mothers Half-Way: Outreach Events at Beauty School Job Fairs

Posted March, 18 2015 by Amanda

Linda Calabrese, a HCFANY Volunteer, talks to a Job Fair Attendee Guest post: Liza Lederer-Plaskett, Community Organizer for Raising Women’s Voices – NY As the second Affordable Care Act enrollment period came to an end, Health Care For All New York outreach staffers and volunteers found ourselves racing to the finish, trying to reach as many uninsured […]

Your taxes got a whole lot “healthier” this year

Posted March, 12 2015 by Amanda

Video from the NY State of Health Marketplace This year, many taxpayers received a new tax document from the NY State of Health Marketplace related to their health insurance. The form, called Form 1095-A, was mailed by January 31 to all New York tax families who enrolled in a private insurance plan (Qualified Health Plan, […]

NY State of Health announces Special Enrollment Period March 1-April 30!

Posted February, 20 2015 by Amanda

Great news! The NY State of Health just announced a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for uninsured New Yorkers who are facing a tax penalty for 2014. The new SEP will run from March 1 through 11:59 on April 30, 2015. Some uninsured New Yorkers may first become aware of the tax penalty for not enrolling in coverage when they […]

2 million New Yorkers have gained coverage through NY State of Health

Posted February, 4 2015 by Amanda

New York just reached another major enrollment milestone: Governor Cuomo announced today that over 2 million New Yorkers have enrolled through the NY State of Health Marketplace since it launched in October 2013! What’s more, over 89% of these New Yorkers did not have coverage when they enrolled. In other words, more than 1.8 million of […]