New York Health Coverage Outreach and Enrollment Summits: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Health advocacy groups, navigators, community groups, healthcare facilities, health plans, unions and small business representatives are all encouraged to attend the second series of regional health coverage Enrollment Summits that will bring together community leaders and stakeholders to prepare for the upcoming open enrollment season and review the first year of outreach and enrollment for NY State of Health. Over a million New Yorkers have already enrolled and we must continue this record of success next year!
The Summits will examine best practices and begin to develop regional coordinated plans for the next year of enrollment. At the close of the first year of open enrollment, an estimated 9.5 million fewer US adults were without health insurance. Most significantly, the rate of uninsured fell for young adults ages 19–34. Over a million New Yorkers have already enrolled and are receiving free or low-cost health insurance.
This series of regional events brings together community leaders and stakeholders to review the first year (2013─2014) of outreach and enrollment for NY State of Health.
The summits will examine best practices and begin to develop regional coordinated plans for the second year of open enrollment (Nov 15, 2014 – Feb 15, 2015).
Health advocacy groups, navigators, community groups, healthcare facilities, health plans, unions and small business representatives are all encouraged to attend. Over a million New Yorkers have already enrolled and we must continue this record of success next year!
(Local groups should come to the summit that covers their region. Statewide groups are urged to send their local affiliates.)
SPONSORS:
• Citizen Action of New York • Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANYS) • Community Service Society of New York • Healthcare Education Project (1199SEIU/GNYHA) • Health Care For All New York • Raising Women’s Voices-NY
This event series is being held in cooperation with New York State of Health, www.nystateofhealth.ny.gov
CENTRAL NEW YORK (Binghamton, Syracuse)
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 • 1:00 – 4:30 pm
Southern Tier Independence Center, 135 E. Frederick St, Binghamton, NY 13904
To register: Contact Sarah Lourdes Lister by phone at 607-723-0110 or by email at sarah.lourdes.lister@gmail.com
WESTERN NEW YORK (Buffalo, Rochester)
Thursday, October 2, 2014 • 8:00 am – 12 noon
(Registration and breakfast at 8 am; summit begins 9 am)
1199SEIU Conference Room, 2421 Main Street, Buffalo 14214
To register: RSVP to email invitation or contact Bill Covington by phone at 716.995.3705 or by email at hepbuffalo@gmail.com
CAPITAL DISTRICT
Friday, September 12, 2014 • 10:30 am – 3:00 pm
SEIU Albany, 155 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12210
To register: Online at action.citizenactionny.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=423358. Or contact Bob Cohen at bcohen@citizenactionny.org or phone at 518-465-4600 ext. 104, or Sara Couch at sara.couch@1199fund.org, 518-222-1711
PLEASE RSVP WITH FULL NAME, EMAIL, PHONE, AND ORGANIZATION
