NY State of Health Announces Spring/Summer Outreach Calendar
Certified Experts Available Throughout the State to Assist Consumers
NY State of Health, the state's official health plan Marketplace, today announced its Spring/Summer outreach event calendar. Many uninsured New Yorker's 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 coming events where consumers will be able to meet with a NY State of Health certified expert to learn more:
| County/City | 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 a.m.-3 p.m. May 15, noon-6 p.m. |
| Monroe | Lilac Festival | Highland Park, 1440 South Ave., Rochester | May 13-15, 10:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. |
| Queens | World Journal Bilingual Career Fair | Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel, 135-20 39th Ave., Flushing | May 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. |
| Onondaga | SOHO Small Business Show | Oncenter Convention Center, Syracuse | May 17, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. |
| Onondaga | Vida Saludable/Healthy Life Day | St. Lucy's Auditorium, 425 Gifford St., Syracuse | May 21, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. |
| Erie | Buffalo News CareerFest | Millennium Airport Hotel, 2040 Walden St., Cheektowaga | May 24, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. |
| Queens | Queens Business Expo | Citi Field, 123-01 Roosevelt Ave., Queens | May 25, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. |
| Suffolk | Long Island Choice Career Fair | Melville Marriott, 1350 Walt Whitman Road, Melville | May 25, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. |
| New York | The Loisaida Festival | Loisaida Avenue between 6th and 12th Streets, Lower Eastside Manhattan | May 29, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. |
| Queens | World Journal 1st Annual Asian Business & Entrepreneur Expo | Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel, 135-20 39th Ave., Flushing, Queens | June 1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. |
| Clinton | North Country Business Expo | SUNY Field House, Plattsburgh | June 2, noon-5 p.m. |
| Onondaga | Taste of Syracuse | Clinton Square, Downtown Syracuse | June 3-4, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. |
| Albany | Alive at Five concert series | Corning Preserve, Jennings Landing, 1 Quay St., Albany | Select Thursdays, June 9–Aug. 4, 4-8 p.m. |
| Dutchess | Walkway Health & Wellness Expo | Mid-Hudson Civic Center, 14 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie | June 11, noon-8 p.m. |
| Schenectady | Juneteenth Capital Region | Central Park, 500 Iroquois Path, Schenectady | June 18, noon-6 p.m. |
| Erie | Juneteenth Festival | MLK Jr. Park, 175 E. Parade Ave., Buffalo | June 18-19, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. |
| Kings | Juneteenth Festival | Gershwin Park/Lincoln Park, Linden Blvd & Vermont Street Entrance, Brooklyn, NY | June 18, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. |
| Onondaga | Leon Festival | Onondaga Lake Park, Liverpool | June 23, 5-10 p.m. |
| Onondaga | Jamesville Balloon Festival | Jamesville Beach Park, 4110 West Shore Manor, Jamesville | June 24, 4-11 p.m. June 25, 1-11 p.m. June 26, 1-10 p.m. |
| Nassau | Columbian Independence Festival | Eisenhower Park, East Meadow | July 10, 2-9 p.m. |
| New York | Harlem Week - A Great Day | 124th Street and Riverside Drive at Grant's Tomb | July 31, 1-9 p.m. |
| Broome | Spiedie Fest & Balloon Festival Rally | Otsiningo Park, 1 Bevier St., Binghamton | Aug. 5-7, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. |
| Onondaga | 2016 Festival Latino Americano | 200 Block of Shonnard Street, Syracuse | Aug. 6, noon-8 p.m. |
| Erie | Clinton Bailey Farmers Market | 1443 Clinton St., Buffalo | Aug. 6, 8 a.m.-noon |
NYSOH and partner community events are continually added to the calendar.
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.
