Guest post by Claudia Calhoon, MPH, Director of Health Policy at the New York Immigration Coalition. On Wednesday, December 13, the Assembly Committee on Health, the Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Taskforce, and the Assembly Taskforce on New Americans convened a public hearing on Immigrant access to healthcare. Coverage 4 All, a campaign of Health Care For […]
Follow up to “We expect our children to complete their homework on time. Shouldn’t we expect the same from Congress?” posted on November 8, 2017. Funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), known as Child Health Plus in New York, expired 75 days ago on September 30. Together, Child Health Plus and Medicaid cover […]
This is a friendly reminder to sign up for or renew your coverage on the New York State of Health (NYSOH) Marketplace by Friday, December 15, 2017 to make sure your coverage begins on January 1. Open enrollment in New York continues through January 31, 2018, but you may have a gap in coverage if […]
New York State’s official health plan Marketplace, the NY State of Health (NYSOH), announced this morning that more than 45,000 New Yorkers enrolled in Qualified Health Plan and Essential Plan coverage for the first time during the first four week of Open Enrollment. This represents an 13 percent increase in Marketplace participation compared to the […]