By Elise Viebeck “ObamaCare activists are mounting a new push to encourage young people to sign up for the marketplaces by Feb. 15, the deadline for buying health insurance this year. Thursday will mark the second annual National Youth Enrollment...
By Colin Seeberger This week, North Carolina kicks off what is bound to be a raucous 2015 legislative session. With important debates looming around the state’s support for higher education and access to affordable health care for young North Carolinians,...
By Ann Doss Helms “Young adults make up almost half the low-income North Carolinians who don’t qualify for Medicaid or health insurance subsidies, advocates said in a report released Friday. About 258,000 18- to 34-year-olds fall into the coverage gap, said...
By Julian Aldana This week, actor Jeffrey Tambor dedicated his big Golden Globe win for his role in the television show Transparent to the trans community. In his acceptance speech, he thanked the large, and largely underrepresented community, for their patience. Although he didn’t clarify...
By Jessica Adair Last week, HHS announced that 7.1 million consumers had enrolled in a plan through HealthCare.Gov or a state-based Health Insurance Marketplace. For those anxiously waiting to check the temperature on this year’s Open Enrollment period, the announcement...
By Monifa Thomas “Many Chicagoans rushed to buy or renew a health insurance plan through President Barack Obama’s health care plan for their coverage to kick in Jan. 1. But apparently not everyone succeeded. The deadline was midnight Monday for...
Young Invincibles’ Health Care Campaign Director Erin Hemlin writes an op-ed for emPower Magazine reminding those still waiting to sign up for health care about the December 15th deadline for coverage beginning January 1st: “Jennifer Sánchez is one of those people who likes to take care of business....
Young Invincibles’ Social Media Coordinator Julian Aldana writes on The Blog for Huffington Post encouraging LGBTQ (and all) young adults to sign up for health care before the December 15 deadline to have coverage beginning in the new year: “The first thing doctors always asks me after I...
By Kara Brandeisky “Millennials want their parents’ old health insurance plan. A new survey from Bankrate found that almost half of 18-to-29-year-olds prefer a health plan with a lower deductible and higher premiums—meaning millennials would rather pay more out of...
By Lora Hines “Organizers and leaders of national, state and local groups representing young adults and the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities gathered Wednesday at Houston Community College’s central campus to urge their uninsured constituents to enroll in health...