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ALABAMA

Community Education: Dependent Coverage

Sept. 23, 2010

Location: Family Life Center, Facilities Room, 327 Dennison Avenue SW , Birmingham, AL, 35211

Educational panel with doctors and people who will benefit from dependent coverage discussing how to take advantage of the new benefit.

Time: 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Hosted by: Young Invincibles

Contact: Jessie Williams, 202-339-9338

For more info visit: http://www.younginvincibles.org

CALIFORNIA

Dependent Coverage Tele-Townhall

Sept. 3, 2010

Location: Sacramento, CA

Tele-townhall to discuss ins and outs of the new dependent coverage benefit.

Time: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Hosted by: AARP, Young Invincibles

Contact: Jessie Williams, 202-339-9338

For more info visit: http://www.younginvincibles.org

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Georgetown Law Panel Discussion: Health Care Implementation and Young Adults

Sept. 23, 2010

Location: 600 New Jersey Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20001

Time: 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Hosted by: Young Invincibles, campus groups

Contact: Jennifer Mishory, 202-339-9365

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Health Care Happy Hour

Sept. 23, 2010

Location: Madhatter DC, 1321 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20036

Join youth-focused organizations across the city to celebrate the implementation of many major reforms in the new health care law, including the extension of dependent coverage to age 26

Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Hosted by: Young Invincibles and Campus Progress

Contact: Jessie Williams, 202-339-9338

For more info visit: http://www.younginvincibles.org

FLORIDA

Celebrating Dependent Coverage

Sept. 23, 2010

Location: Bilikaris Room (Room 108) The Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies-USF 3111 E. Fletcher Ave, Tampa, FL, 33613

Time: noon - 1 p.m.

Hosted by: Campus Progress, Florida CHAIN, National Physician's Alliance

Contact: Paula-Raye O'Sullivan, 202-682-1611

For more info visit: http://www.campusprogress.org

IOWA

Young Adult Insurance Coverage Day

Sept. 23, 2010

Location: University of Northern Iowa, outside Maucker Union Maucker Union , Cedar Falls, IA, 50614

Information canvass educating young people about the new health care law'sw allowing young adults to retain coverage through their parents' plans until age 26

Time: 11 a.m. - noon

Hosted by: Working Families Win

Contact: Chris Schwartz

ILLINOIS

Press conference

Location: Chicago, IL

Community leaders, those impacted by health reform will discuss the importance of reform, highlighting the dependent coverage provision.

Hosted by: CBHC, HCJC, Hemophilia Foundation of Illinois, et al.

Contact: Jonathan VanderBrug, 312-913-9449

ILLINOIS

Press Conference/Community Event

Sept. 21, 2010

Location: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Students, community leaders and those impacted by dependent coverage and health reform will participate.

Hosted by: Campaign for Better Health Care, HCJC

Contact: Jonathan VanderBrug, 312-913-9449

ILLINOIS

Campus Canvassing and Leafletting

Sept. 23, 2010

Location: IL

Campaign for Better Health Care will be canvassing on campuses across the state about the new dependent coverage provision.

Contact: Jim Duffett

MARYLAND

Lawmakers, College Students, Advocates Announce New Law Allowing Young Adults to Remain on Parents Insurance Until 26

Sept. 23, 2010

Location: Towson University, Potomac Lounge, University Union, Towson, MD

Towson Admin, local elected officials, students benefiting from the law, and local coalition members will participate in a discussion about the new dependent coverage law.

Time: 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Hosted by: Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Education Fund, Inc.

Contact: Suzanne Schlattman, 410-235-9000

MARYLAND

Lawmakers, College Students, Advocates Announce New Law Allowing Young Adults to Remain on Parents Insurance Until 26

Sept. 23, 2010

Location: University of Maryland College Park, Margaret Brent Room, College Park, MD

Press Event Highlighting Effective Date of New Federal Law That Will Insure Thousands of Maryland's Young Adults

Time: 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Hosted by: Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Education Fund, Inc.

Contact: Suzanne Schlattman, 410-235-9000

MAINE

Dependent Coverage Press Conference

Sept. 23, 2010

Location: University of Maine, Orono, ME

Discussion with Consumers for Affordable Health Care in Maine, Maine People's Alliance, young adults, and state legislators

Hosted by: Consumers for Affordable Health Care, Maine People's Alliance

Contact: Greg White, 207-622-7083

NEBRASKA

Dependent Coverage Table

Sept. 18, 2010

Location: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

Info table at the Progressive Student Coalition’s conference where about 200 young people will be. We will have info making sure young people know they can now be added to their parent’s health insurance.

Hosted by: Bold Nebraska, Progressive Student Coalition

Contact: Jane Kleeb

NEBRASKA

Press Briefing and Community Roundtable on Health Reform Benefits

Sept. 23, 2010

Location: AARP offices, Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

To mark the next round of benefits under the law, groups and individuals affected by the changes will give a press briefing and then engage in a Q+A roundtable.

Time: 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Hosted by: Nebraska Appleseed, AARP, Cancer Society, Bold Nebraska, Sen. Nordquist

Contact: Jane Kleeb

PENNSYLVANIA

Health Reform Overview

Sept. 20, 2010

Location: PA

Sen. Casey, Ron Pollack (Families USA), Pennsylvania Health Access Network will all discuss provisions going into effect on September 23rd, including the dependent coverage extension.

Hosted by: PHAN, Families USA

Contact: Maryellen Barreca, 202-628-3030

TEXAS

Celebration of Health Law and Coverage for Young People

Sept. 23, 2010

Location: University of Texas, Tower Steps, Austin, TX

Releasing Young Person's Guide to Health Insurance published by US PIRG; Student Government President to discuss how the coverage will affect students; Rep. Elliot Naishtat to speak; speaker from University Administration and a phsyician

Time: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Hosted by: TEXPIRG

Contact: Emily Slatter, 512-479-7287

VIRGINIA

Dependent Coverage Event