Uninsured Young Adults in NY – Forum Oct. 14, 2008

October 14, 2008 8:30am – 12:30pm
at the Greenberg Room, NYU School of Law
40 Washington Square South, 1st Floor, New York, NY 10003
(click here to register for the Forum)

800,000 YOUNG ADULT NEW YORKERS DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE! WHAT ARE THE SOLUTIONS? A FORUM SPONSORED BY BALCONY, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, DEMOS, FREELANCERS UNION and NYU WAGNER ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.

WHAT: NEW YORK’S UNINSURED YOUNG ADULTS FORUM

WHEN: October 14, 2008, 8:30 – 9:00 am Registration & Coffee, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm panel discussion

WHERE: Greenberg Room, NYU School of Law, 40 Washington Square South, 1st Floor, New York, NY 10003

BALCONY, the Business and Labor Coalition of New York, American Cancer Society (ACS), Demos, Freelancers Union, and the NYU Wagner Alumni Association will host a provocative forum about UNINSURED YOUNG ADULTS IN NEW YORK on October 14th from 8:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. at the Greenberg Room, NYU School of Law. The forum will examine the issue of uninsured young adults in New York and the state’s health care system. In New York State, 31% or more than 800,000, of the 2.6 million uninsured are in the 19 to 29 age bracket, according to the New York State Department of Health.

The forum will feature several human interest stories of young adults on the financial and health consequences of not having health insurance. Included will be an excerpt performance from “Hot Cripple,” the award winning play by actress Hogan Gorman.

The panels feature distinguished experts and organizations in the area of health care and public policy including Catherine Abate from the Community Healthcare Network, Jennifer L. Nicholson of the Commonwealth Fund, Sara Horowitz of Freelancers Union, Tamara Draut of Demos, Peter Slocum of the American Cancer Society, Henry Amoroso of Saint Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center, Arthur Cheliotes of CWA Local 1180 and Troy Oechsner, Deputy Superintendent for Health of the NYS Insurance Department.

The October 14th forum will review health care access and reform proposals in the State of New York with a focus on uninsured young adults. These young people “choose” not to have health insurance because they cannot afford it, their employers do not provide coverage or believe they likely will not need coverage.

(click here to register for the Forum)