Posted January, 7 2014 by Amanda
It’s a new day for affordable, quality health insurance in New York. People who don’t have health coverage through their jobs are able to find coverage that is more affordable than ever through New York’s health plan marketplace, the NY State of Health. Medicaid expansion means more people will qualify for free health coverage through […]
Posted January, 2 2014 by Amanda
Over 230,000 New Yorkers woke up on the January 1 to new health care coverage. You read that right – nearly a quarter of a million individuals and families! Those are the latest numbers from the NY State of Health, which reported that as of the December 24 deadline 230,624 had enrolled in private and […]
Posted December, 19 2013 by Amanda
With less than five days to go until the deadline to enroll for coverage that starts on January 1, 2014, the excitement is palpable. Navigators and other assistors are working around the clock to make sure people can meet the December 23 deadline, and thousands are enrolling online, by phone and in person. On Tuesday, […]
Posted December, 18 2013 by Amanda
Guest post by Andrew Leonard, Senior Health Policy Associate, Children’s Defense Fund of New York Last week, a group of journalists covering Westchester County gathered at the Westchester Children’s Association in White Plains to get the facts on Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment in New York State. A key goal of the ACA is to reduce […]