| Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers Eligible To Receive Health Coverage Under C4A Legislation Friday Rally Is The Start Of C4A Actions Statewide New York, NY—On Friday, February 11 at 12:00 PM, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) and the African Services Committee (ASC) will hold a rally focused on highlighting the need for healthcare for Black immigrants in New York through the passage of Coverage for All. Leaders from both organizations will speak about the need to pass the legislation, and how the pandemic has exposed inequities in healthcare coverage especially for immigrant New Yorkers. Impacted members from the surrounding community will speak about their struggles with a lack of healthcare access before and during the pandemic. The rally comes at the start of Black History Month to kick-off a call to action to protect those most vulnerable from a lack of healthcare access. When: Friday, February 11 at 12:00 PM Where: Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building 163 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027 Who:Theresa Thanjan, Senior Manager of Member Engagement, New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) Amanda Lugg, Interim Executive Director, African Services Committee (ASC) Seongeun Chun, Director of Health Policy, NYIC Niokhobaye Diouf, African Services Committee Gbenga Awonusi, Program Manager, DSI International Coverage For All is legislation that would create a state-funded health coverage option for New Yorkers up to 200% of the federal poverty line regardless of immigration status. Both versions of the Coverage For All bill(A880/S1572) have moved out of each legislative houses’ Health committees. Immigrant New Yorkers have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, dying at twice the rate of white New Yorkers since the pandemic began. ####Coverage4All is a campaign to expand health insurance to all New Yorkers. The campaign is a coalition of community members, community organizations, health care providers, legal service providers, and labor, immigrant, and health care consumer advocates. Our objective is to create a statewide health insurance product for New Yorkers who are excluded from eligibility for coverage because of their immigration status, by enacting A880/S1572. A campaign of Health Care for All New York (HCFANY), #Coverage4All is led by the New York Immigration Coalition and Make the Road New York. The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) is an umbrella policy and advocacy organization for more than 200 groups in New York State. We envision a New York state that is stronger because all people are welcome, treated fairly, and given the chance to pursue their dreams. Our mission is to unite immigrants, members, & allies so all New Yorkers can thrive. We represent the collective interests of New York’s diverse immigrant communities and organizations and devise solutions to advance them; advocate for laws, policies, and programs that lead to justice and opportunity for all immigrant groups; and build the power of immigrants and the organizations that serve them to ensure their sustainability, to improve people’s lives, and to strengthen our state. About ASC Founded in 1981 by Ethiopian refugees to give a helping hand to other newcomers, today ASC is a multiservice human rights agency based in Harlem and dedicated to assisting immigrants, refugees, and asylees from across the African Diaspora. |
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