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Leveraging Existing Policies and Systems to Serve Hispanic Children in New York State

Posted December, 2 2014 by Amanda

This post is part of a two-part blog series on unaccompanied minors in New York. View the first post here. Last month, the Children’s Defense Fund – New York and the Health Care for All NY coalition presented two webinars on unaccompanied minors and access to health services.  The full recordings and materials for Unaccompanied Minors […]

Survey says: Obamacare is working!

Posted November, 24 2014 by Amanda

Our guest post today comes from the New York State Health Foundation. The Foundation recently engaged Harris Poll to survey New Yorkers about their NY State of Health Marketplace insurance. Here, Senior Director of Communications Maureen Cozine gives us the scoop on their findings, which will help inform this year’s open enrollment period that ends February 15, […]

Opportunity for children in New York

Posted November, 21 2014 by Amanda

This post is part of a two-part blog series on unaccompanied minors in New York. Last month, the Children’s Defense Fund – New York and the Health Care for All NY coalition presented two webinars on unaccompanied minors and access to health services.  The full recordings and materials for Unaccompanied Minors and Health Care Access […]

HCFANY’s LGBT Task Force trains in-person assistors in LGBT cultural competency

Posted November, 13 2014 by Amanda

Finn Brigham, trainer for the LGBT Task Force’s webinar on LGBT cultural competancy Guest post: Laurel Swerdlow, LGBT Task Force Program Associate, Raising Women’s Voices – NY With the start of the second open enrollment period just days away on Nov. 16, it is important that Navigator and Certified Application Counselor agencies (CACs) be prepared to […]