Certified Experts Available Throughout the State to Assist Consumers
ALBANY, N.Y. (May 11, 2016) - NY State of Health, the state’s official health plan Marketplace, today announced its Spring/Summer outreach event calendar. Many uninsured New Yorkers can still enroll in coverage for the remainder of 2016, and possibly avoid or reduce, a federal tax penalty for not having coverage.
Individuals eligible for New York’s new Essential Plan with premiums at $20 or less a month and individuals eligible for Medicaid or Child Health Plus can enroll in coverage through NY State of Health at any time during the year. Individuals with higher incomes who have a qualifying life event such as becoming pregnant, or losing other insurance coverage may be eligible to enroll in a Qualified Health Plan through a Special Enrollment Period.
Below is a list of upcoming events where consumers will be able to meet with a NY State of Health certified expert to learn more.
County | Event | Location | Dates |
Bronx | Bronx Week – May 13, Health Day
May 15, Food & Arts Festival / Grand Finale Concert | Bronx May 13, Fordham Plaza, Webster & Park Ave
May 15, Mosholu Pkwy. & Bainbridge Ave | May 13 7:00am–3:00pm
May 15 12:00pm-6:00pm |
Monroe | Lilac Festival | Highland Park 1440 South Avenue Rochester | May 12-15 10:30am-8:30pm |
Queens | World Journal Bilingual Career Fair | Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel 135-20 39th Avenue Flushing | May 14 10:00am-4:00pm |
Onondaga | SOHO Small Business Show | Oncenter Convention Center, Syracuse | May 17 9:00am–5:00pm |
Onondaga | Vida Saludable/Healthy Life Day | St. Lucy’s Auditorium 425 Gifford Street Syracuse | May 21 11:00am-2:00pm |
Erie | Buffalo News CareerFest | Millennium Airport Hotel 2040 Walden Street Cheektowaga | May 24 9:00am – 3:00pm |
Queens | Queens Business Expo | Citi Field 123-01 Roosevelt Ave Queens | May 25 8:30am-3:00pm |
Suffolk | Long Island Choice Career Fair | Melville Marriott 1350 Walt Whitman Road Melville | May 25 11:00am-2:00pm |
New York | The Loisaida Festival | Loisaida Avenue between 6th and 12th Streets Lower Eastside Manhattan | May 29 10:00am-5:00pm |
Queens | World Journal 1st Annual Asian Business & Entrepreneur Expo | Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel 135-20 39th Avenue Flushing | June 1 10:00am-4:00pm |
Clinton | North Country Business Expo | SUNY Field House Plattsburgh | June 2 12:00pm-5:00pm |
Onondaga | Taste of Syracuse | Clinton Square Downtown Syracuse | June 3-4 11:00am-11:00pm |
Albany | Alive at Five Concert Series | Corning Preserve Jennings Landing 1 Quay Street Albany | Select Thursdays June 9 – August 4 4:00pm-8:00pm |
Dutchess | Walkway Health & Wellness Expo | Mid-Hudson Civic Center 14 Civic Center Plaza Poughkeepsie | June 11 12:00pm-8:00pm |
Schenectady | Juneteenth Capital Region | Central Park 500 Iroquois Path Schenectady | June 18 12:00pm-6:00pm |
Erie | Juneteenth Festival | MLK Jr. Park 175 E. Parade Avenue Buffalo | June 18-19 11:00am-5:00pm |
Kings | Juneteenth Festival | Gershwin Park/Lincoln Park Linden Blvd & Vermont Street Entrance Brooklyn, NY | June 18 11:00am-6:00pm |
Onondaga | Leon Festival | Onondaga Lake Park, Liverpool | June 23 5:00pm-10:00pm |
Onondaga | Jamesville Balloon Festival | Jamesville Beach Park 4110 West Shore Manor Jamesville | June 24, 4:00-11:00pm June 25, 1:00-11:00pm June 26, 1:00-10:00pm |
Nassau | Columbian Independence Festival | Eisenhower Park, East Meadow | July 10 2:00pm-9:00pm |
New York | Harlem Week - A Great Day | 124th Street and Riverside Drive at Grant’s Tomb | July 31 1:00pm-9:00pm |
Broome | Spiedie Fest & Balloon Festival Rally | Otsiningo Park 1 Bevier Street Binghamton | August 5 3:00pm-8:30pm August 6-7 10:00am-8:00pm |
Onondaga | 2016 Festival Latino Americano | 200 Block of Shonnard Street, Syracuse | August 6 12:00pm-8:00pm |
Erie | Clinton Bailey Farmers Market | 1443 Clinton Street, Buffalo NY 14206 | August 6 8:00am-12pm |
A full list of NY State of Health and partner community events can be found at http://info.nystateofhealth.ny.gov/events. Events are continuously added to the calendar.
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Contact: NY State Department of Health
518.474.7354 ext. 1
About NY State of Health
New York opened its Health Plan Marketplace, NY State of Health, in October 2013. The Marketplace’s one stop health insurance shopping experience offers high quality comprehensive health plans. NY State of Health is the only place where consumers can qualify to get help paying for coverage through premium discounts or tax credits. Eligible New Yorkers can also enroll in Medicaid, Child Health Plus and the Essential Plan through the Marketplace all year. For more information about the NY State of Health Marketplace, please visit: https://nystateofhealth.ny.gov/ or call Customer Service at 1-855-355-5777, TTY: 1.800.662.1220 or find an enrollment assistor.