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TOMORROW: Rally Against the Repeal of the ACA and Medicare Cuts

Posted February, 17 2017 by Taylor Frazier

Join members of New York City’s Congressional delegation, City officials, New York health care providers, advocacy groups and patients this Saturday morning at 11:00 AM at Gouverneur Health Auditorium, 227 Madison Street, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan to oppose efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This rally comes on the same day that members […]

Enrollment through NY State of Health Increases to More Than 3.6 Million

Posted February, 8 2017 by Taylor Frazier

Last week, the NY State of Health (NYSOH), New York’s official health plan Marketplace, announced that more than 3.6 million New Yorkers have enrolled in health coverage through NYSOH. This represents an increase of 28 percent since January 2016. More than 45,000 New Yorkers enrolled in the final two days of the 2017 open enrollment […]

New Yorkers Continue to Flock to the NY State of Health

Posted January, 6 2017 by Taylor Frazier

New York State’s official health plan Marketplace, the NY State of Health (NYSOH), announced this morning that more than 3.4 million New Yorkers have signed up for health coverage as of December 24, 2016. This represents more than a 22 percent increase in Marketplace participation since the end of the 2016 open enrollment period, and […]

All Time High of 97 Percent of New York’s Latino Children Have Health Insurance

Posted December, 27 2016 by Taylor Frazier

Earlier this month, the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute’s Center for Children and Families released a new report on Latino children’s health coverage. According to recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 676,000 Latino children nationally gained health insurance coverage from 2013 to 2015. The uninsurance rate for Latino children declined from 11.5 […]