The Peru Gazette

Plattsburgh – AHI-Adirondack Health Institute and the Southern Adirondack Independent Living (SAIL) Center are pleased to announce a Health Insurance Information Fair being held from 3:00 — 6:00 p.m., Thursday, October 12, 2017, at the West Side Ballroom, 253 New York Road, Plattsburgh.

Community members of any age are encouraged to come and check out the latest changes to NY State of Health (NYSOH) Marketplace’s health insurance plans, and learn about health insurance options that are available in the area. There will be numerous health insurance companies on hand to answer questions regarding plans. There will also be informational sessions held on Health Literacy, Marketplace Insurance 101, and Medicare 101.

This event is FREE and open to the public and walk-ins are welcome. Refreshments, giveaways and a raffle basket will be available.

Participants are asked to register at the following website, or contact Christine Barber at 518-792-3537 to register over the phone – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/health-insurance-information-fair-oct-12-2017-tickets-36662989990.

For more information on this event please contact Joyce Porter, EASE Program Manager, at 518-480-0111, ext. 501, or jporter@ahihealth.org, or Tyler Whitney, Director of Navigation Services, SAIL, at 518-792-3537, ext. 303, or tylerw@sailhelps.org. 

AHI – Adirondack Health Institute is an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization licensed under the New York State Public Health Law as an Article 28 Central Services Facility. Since 1987, AHI has supported hospitals, physician practices, behavioral health providers, community-based organizations and others in the region in sharing our vision and mission of transforming health care and improving population health. A joint venture of Adirondack Health, Glens Falls Hospital, Hudson Headwaters Health Network, St. Lawrence Health System, and the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, AHI’s mission is to create transformative initiatives to improve access to health care services allowing the residents   of the Adirondack region to realize their full potential and live a healthy life. For more information, please visit www.ahihealth.org.

The Southern Adirondack Independent Living (SAIL) Center promotes the independence, equality and dignity of all persons with disabilities through our core services of Information and Referral, Peer Counseling/Mentoring, Independent Living Skills Training, and Individual and Systems Advocacy. Our main programs include: NHTD (Nursing Home Transition and Diversion)/TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) Medicaid Waivers, MFP (Money Follows the Person)/Open Doors transition services, Advocacy, TRAID and assistance with all types of health care under HBE (Health Benefit Exchange), CHA (Community Health Advocate), ICAN (Independent Consumer Advocacy Network), OHS (Olmstead Housing Subsidy) and FE-ABD (Facilitated Enroller for the Aged, Blind and Disabled). Across our grants we help people as far south in the State as the Capital Region and as far north as Clinton/Franklin County. For more information, please visit http://sailhelps.org.