Posted October, 10 2014 by Amanda
As of August, 2014, more than 350,000 children had enrolled in coverage through the NY State of Health Marketplace. What better way to celebrate these gains in coverage than to close the final coverage gaps? HCFANY’s Children, Youth and Families Task Force aims to secure quality, affordable coverage for all children in New York. The Task Force […]
Posted August, 1 2014 by Amanda
Earlier this week, a bipartisan group of House and Senate committee leaders sent a letter to Governors of all 50 states to get their take on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). CHIP provides low-cost, tailored health insurance to children through state-run programs. (New York’s program is called Child Health Plus). Federal funding for CHIP will expire at […]
Posted July, 18 2014 by Amanda
The Alliance for Health Reform and Kaiser Family Foundation held a briefing on Monday about the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). CHIP provides quality health coverage for over 8 million kids – including nearly 500,000 in New York under Child Health Plus. The Program was extended in the ACA through 2019, but unfortunately funding for the program […]
Posted June, 26 2014 by Amanda
We already knew that nearly a million New Yorkers had enrolled through NY State of Health during the first open enrollment period from October 1 to March 31. But now we know more than ever about who they were, where they live, and how they enrolled. That’s thanks to the new enrollment report released yesterday by […]