Press Releases / Statements - Young Invincibles

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Posted December 19, 2016

Press Releases, Workforce & Finances, New York

New Report from Young Invincibles: New York State’s Top Strategy to Address Crisis-Level Youth Unemployment Doesn’t Match Employer or Young Worker Needs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 19, 2016 Contact: Sarah Schultz, Sarah.Schultz@YoungInvincibles.org, 202-734-6510 New York — Today, the Northeast regional office of Young Invincibles, a young adult research and advocacy organization, has released a new report “Sounding the Alarm: New York’s Young...

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Posted December 5, 2016

Reports & Briefs, Workforce & Finances, New York

Sounding the Alarm: New York’s Young Adult Unemployment Crisis & The Need for State-Based Reforms

Youth unemployment among young New Yorkers ages 16-24 is at crisis-levels. Across the state, the unemployment rate for residents 35 years and older is four percent, compared to a 15 percent statewide average unemployment rate for young adults between the...

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Posted October 31, 2016

Press Releases

Young Invincibles Commends Department of Ed For Recent Steps Taken To Help Distressed Borrowers

The Department of Education recently released the final version of what has been commonly referred to as the “Borrower Defense Rule” to the benefit of students nationwide. The rule has several features that benefit students: The rule strictly limits pre-dispute...

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Posted October 16, 2016

Reports & Briefs, Health Care, National

Restricting Special Enrollment Periods Could Hurt Young Adults – and the Health Insurance Marketplaces

This paper will explore special enrollment periods (SEPs) and how restrictions on them could exacerbate the problems that insurers are trying to prevent as well as potential health issues for Millennials. Click here to view full issue brief on Restricting...

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Posted October 10, 2016

Reports & Briefs, Health Care, National

Impact of Special Enrollment Period Changes on Young Parents

Special enrollment periods (SEPs) provide an important opportunity for consumers who lose their health insurance coverage or experience other life changes to enroll in a plan through the health insurance marketplaces outside of the annual open enrollment period. 1 The...

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