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Yes We CAN: CIDNY Action Network Members Share Their Experiences, Featuring Elizabeth Melas Image
Elizabeth with other staff and advocates in Albany for Lobby Day.

For this series, students from Hunter College interviewed CIDNY Action Network members and staff about their work with us and what brought them to organizing. Author Nadia Guennouni is currently working towards her Masters in Mental Health Counseling.
Elizabeth Melas was born and raised primarily in Greece as an American citizen living abroad, until she came …

Fight the Dismantling of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Image

The week of March 4th, New Yorkers for Accessible Health Coverage, a project of CIDNY, submitted comments to the US Department of Labor expressing strong concerns with a proposed rule expanding Association Health Plans.
We believe that the proposed changes would negatively impact access to quality, affordable care for consumers, disrupt the individual and small business …

Please Take This Survey about Your Medication Image

Do you take medication for a chronic or rare disease? Has your insurance company forced you to switch medication?
We have previously had success working with a coalition of health care advocates to pass legislation that regulates Step Therapy in New York in 2016. We are asking for your help to pass another patient-friendly bill. In …

Tell Lawmakers to Invest in Access to Home Image

Our Homes, Not Nursing Homes
Free Our People!
Inaccessible housing is one of the biggest barriers for people who want to live in the community.
Unfortunately, the home modification program, Access To Home, is severely underfunded at only $1 million. This has left many parts of the state unserved, and has resulted in years long waiting lists. The …

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