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Will the State fund Community Health Advocates?

Posted March, 20 2015 by Amanda

It’s the first day of spring! That means daffodils and birds chirping, right? Well, maybe not here in New York as the snow drifts down. But one thing it certainly means is that the New York State Legislature is nearing the end of its budget negotiations. One critical health program hanging in the balance is Community […]

Meeting Mothers Half-Way: Outreach Events at Beauty School Job Fairs

Posted March, 18 2015 by Amanda

Linda Calabrese, a HCFANY Volunteer, talks to a Job Fair Attendee Guest post: Liza Lederer-Plaskett, Community Organizer for Raising Women’s Voices – NY As the second Affordable Care Act enrollment period came to an end, Health Care For All New York outreach staffers and volunteers found ourselves racing to the finish, trying to reach as many uninsured […]

Your taxes got a whole lot “healthier” this year

Posted March, 12 2015 by Amanda

Video from the NY State of Health Marketplace This year, many taxpayers received a new tax document from the NY State of Health Marketplace related to their health insurance. The form, called Form 1095-A, was mailed by January 31 to all New York tax families who enrolled in a private insurance plan (Qualified Health Plan, […]

Fighting to Keep Child Health Plus Alive

Posted March, 11 2015 by Amanda

Federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) will run out in September 2015 unless Congress agrees to extend it. A failure to do so would undermine children’s health insurance in all 50 states, including New York. A brief background of CHIP and Child Health Plus Created in 1997, CHIP has helped states like New York […]