The Access Health Care Long Island Coalition

• Convened the key players responsible for enrollment and re-enrollment in Nassau and Suffolk Counties to discuss similarities and differences in their processes, and to find ways to standardize and streamline the process;
• Facilitated communication between enrollment agencies and local departments of social services regarding the status of applications.
• Developed Change of Address and Additional Information forms to help streamline the process.
• Developed a Cheat Sheet for enrolling agencies to clarify requirements and improve the quality of applications.
• Clarified key points of difference on State and Federal requirements by involving a State Department of Health representative during each meeting.

Read the report associated with this grant, “An Assessment of New York Health Foundation 2007 Health Insurance Coverage Grants.”