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Medicaid to 26: Reaching out to youth

Posted December, 22 2014 by Amanda

Guest Post: Kari Siddiqui, Policy Analyst, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy Everyone cheered when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) included a provision allowing young adults to stay on their parents’ health insurance until they turned 26.  An equally important and lesser-known provision extends health insurance coverage to young adults formerly in foster care, who […]

HCFANY releases new story booklet! The ACA is Working: New Yorkers Tell Their Stories

Posted December, 10 2014 by Amanda

“The Affordable Care Act gave me a chance and ended my six year nightmare of living without health insurance. It was way more simple and affordable than people think.” –Karen E., Ulster County The Affordable Care Act is working in New York, according to HCFANY’s new publication, The ACA is Working: New Yorkers Tell Their Stories. […]

Leveraging Existing Policies and Systems to Serve Hispanic Children in New York State

Posted December, 2 2014 by Amanda

This post is part of a two-part blog series on unaccompanied minors in New York. View the first post here. Last month, the Children’s Defense Fund – New York and the Health Care for All NY coalition presented two webinars on unaccompanied minors and access to health services.  The full recordings and materials for Unaccompanied Minors […]

Opportunity for children in New York

Posted November, 21 2014 by Amanda

This post is part of a two-part blog series on unaccompanied minors in New York. Last month, the Children’s Defense Fund – New York and the Health Care for All NY coalition presented two webinars on unaccompanied minors and access to health services.  The full recordings and materials for Unaccompanied Minors and Health Care Access […]