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Special enrollment period for pregnant women

Posted December, 28 2015 by Hannah Lupien

As we celebrate the holidays and ring in the New Year, we now have more reason for merriment – Governor Cuomo has just signed legislation that gives pregnant women the right to enroll in Qualified Health Plans through the State’s Marketplace at any time during the year! Until now, pregnant women had to wait to […]

Webinar: Children and Payment & Delivery System Reform in New York State

Posted December, 15 2015 by Hannah Lupien

HCFANY’s Children, Youth, and Families Task Force Invites you to participate in a webinar on:   Children and Payment & Delivery System Reform in New York State      Friday, December 18th, 2015 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.   Presentation by: Andrew Leonard, M.P.A. Sr. Health Policy Associate Children’s Defense Fund – New York   […]

Capital Region Outreach and Enrollment Summit Leads to Coordinated Actions

Posted October, 20 2015 by Hannah Lupien

Guest post: Bob Cohen, Policy Director, Citizen Action of New York   Close to 70 health insurance Navigators and representatives of hospitals, unions, health plans and community groups from the Capital District, the upper Hudson Valley and the North Country assembled on October 8th for the area’s third annual Outreach and Enrollment Summit. They shared […]

Over half of uninsured New Yorkers are eligible for health coverage assistance

Posted October, 14 2015 by Hannah Lupien

A report released this week by Kaiser Family Foundation shows that 58% of uninsured New Yorkers are eligible for free or subsidized health coverage. The majority of them – 548,000 people – are eligible but not enrolled in Medicaid. There are several reasons why people who are eligible for Medicaid have not enrolled: some do […]