Overview
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has formally declared the U.S. to be in a public health emergency since early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the public health emergency is in place, New York State is allowed to keep people enrolled in Medicaid, Child Health Plus (CHP), and the Essential Plan (EP) without having them go through their annual renewal. However, when the public health emergency ends, people enrolled in these programs will once again have to take action to renew their coverage. (More information on this unwinding of the federal public health emergency is available here.)
In an effort to minimize the number of New Yorkers at risk of losing their Medicaid, CHP or EP coverage, NY State of Health is working with partners, local districts and other stakeholders to inform New Yorkers about renewing their coverage and exploring other available health insurance options if they no longer qualify for Medicaid, CHP or EP.
Phase 1: Prepare for the renewal process and educate Medicaid, CHP and EP enrollees about the upcoming changes and the importance of opting in for text messages from NY State of Health so they'll know when it is time to renew their coverage.
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Phase 2: Encourage enrollees to update their address and contact information to ensure the renewal information NY State of Health sends will reach them.
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Phase 3: Ensure Medicaid, CHP and EP beneficiaries take the necessary steps to renew coverage and transition to other coverage if they are no longer eligible for Medicaid, CHP or EP.
Communication Tools and Templates
The following outreach and marketing resources are available for partners to use to help inform New Yorkers enrolled in Medicaid, CHP or EP about the important steps they need to take to renew their coverage and help promote these messages. Additional resources will be posted to this page as they become available.
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Ad Campaign Videos |
Share these videos on social media, embed them on your website, or play them in your waiting room.
- English Videos
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Don't Forget to Sign Up for Text Alerts (15s - A)
Don't Forget to Sign Up for Text Alerts (15s - B)
Don't Forget to Sign Up for Text Alerts (30s - A)
- Spanish Videos
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Don't Forget to Sign Up for Text Alerts (15s - A)
Don't Forget to Sign Up for Text Alerts (15s - B)
Don't Forget to Sign Up for Text Alerts (30s - A)
- Mandarin Videos
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Don't Forget to Sign Up for Text Alerts (15s - A)
Don't Forget to Sign Up for Text Alerts (15s - B)
Don't Forget to Sign Up for Text Alerts (30s - A)
Don't Forget to Sign Up for Text Alerts (30s - B)
Unable to Connect (Mandarin, 15s - A)
Unable to Connect (Mandarin, 30s - A)
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Social Media Posts |
NY State of Health is using social media as part of its efforts to ensure as many people as possible maintain coverage, whether through Medicaid, CHP or EP, and to ensure consumers are aware of the steps they need to take to maintain coverage when the public health emergency ends. Use these social media posts with images to encourage and remind your followers to make sure they don't risk a gap in their coverage.
- Posts for Outreach Partners - English
- other languages coming soon
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Text Alerts |
New Yorkers can sign up for NY State of Health text alerts of updates and enrollment reminders by texting START to 1-866-988-0327.
- Share this page of our website that includes information consumers need to know about text alerts from NY State of Health. (The page includes information in English, Spanish, and Traditional Chinese.)
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Drop In Article |
Use these articles in your organization's newsletters. You could also add them to your website.
- Short Drop In Article - English
- Long Drop In Article - English
- other languages coming soon
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Email Message |
Send this email to your partners and subscribers.
- Email Message - English
- other languages coming soon
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Educational Materials |
Share these resources to help inform New Yorkers about renewing their coverage.
- Frequently Asked Questions for New Yorkers enrolled through NY State of Health
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- English
- other languages coming soon
- Frequently Asked Questions for New Yorkers enrolled through their Local Department of Social Services or the New York City Human Resources Administration
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- English (coming soon)
- other languages coming soon
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Materials Available for Co-Branding |
If you would like to co-brand any of the following materials by adding your organization's logo to them, please email PHEunwind@health.ny.gov. More materials will be added to this section as they become available.
- Text Alerts Flyer (24x30)