Albany, NY - May 11, 2016 - NY State of Health, the state's official health plan Marketplace, today announced its Spring/Summer outreach event calendar. Many uninsured New Yorker's can still enroll in coverage for the remainder of 2016, and possibly avoid or reduce, a federal tax penalty for not having coverage.

Individuals eligible for New York's new Essential Plan with premiums at $20 or less a month and individuals eligible for Medicaid or Child Health Plus can enroll in coverage through NY State of Health at any time during the year. Individuals with higher incomes who have a qualifying life event such as becoming pregnant, or losing other insurance coverage may be eligible to enroll in a Qualified Health Plan through a Special Enrollment Period.

Below are a list of upcoming events where consumers will be able to meet with a NY State of Health certified expert to learn more.

County/City	Event	Location	Dates
NYC	Bronx Week – May 13, Health Day	Bronx May 13, Fordham Plaza, Webster & Park Ave	May 13, 7:00am–3:00pm
	May 15, Food & Arts Festival / Grand Finale Concert	May 15, Mosholu Pkwy. & Bainbridge Ave	May 15, 12:00pm-6:00pm
Monroe	Lilac Festival	Highland Park 1440 South Avenue Rochester	May 13-15 10:30am-8:30pm
Onondaga	SOHO Small Business Show	Oncenter Convention Center, Syracuse	May 17 9:00am–5:00pm
Onondaga	Vida Saludable/Healthy Life Day	St. Lucy's Auditorium 425 Gifford Street Syracuse	May 21 11:00am-2:00pm
Erie	Buffalo News CareerFest	Millennium Airport Hotel 2040 Walden Street Cheektowaga	May 24 9:00am – 3:00pm
NYC	Queens Business Expo	Citi Field 123-01 Roosevelt Ave Queens	May 25 8:30am-3:00pm
Suffolk	Long Island Choice Career Fair	Melville Marriott 1350 Walt Whitman Road Melville	May 25 11:00am-2:00pm
NYC	The Loisaida Festival	Loisaida Avenue between 6th and 12th Streets Lower Eastside Manhattan	May 29 10:00am-5:00pm
Queens	World Journal 1st Annual Asian Business & Entrepreneur Expo	Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel 135-20 39th Avenue Flushing	June 1 10:00am-4:00pm
Clinton	North Country Business Expo	SUNY Field House Plattsburgh	June 2 12:00pm-5:00pm
Onondaga	Taste of Syracuse	Clinton Square Downtown Syracuse	June 3-4 11:00am-11:00pm
Albany	Alive at Five concert series	Corning Preserve Jennings Landing 1 Quay Street Albany	Thursdays June 9 – August 4 4:00pm-8:00pm
Dutchess	Walkway Health & Wellness Expo	Mid-Hudson Civic Center 14 Civic Center Plaza Poughkeepsie	June 11 12:00pm-8:00pm
Schenectady	Juneteenth Capital Region	Central Park 500 Iroquois Path Schenectady	June 18 12:00pm-6:00pm
Erie	Juneteenth Festival	MLK Jr. Park 175 E. Parade Avenue Buffalo	June 18-19 11:00am-5:00pm
Kings	Juneteenth Festival	Gershwin Park/Lincoln Park Linden Blvd & Vermont Street Entrance Brooklyn, NY	June 18 11:00am-6:00pm
Onondaga	Leon Festival	Onondaga Lake Park, Liverpool	June 23 5:00pm-10:00pm
Onondaga	Jamesville Balloon Festival	Jamesville Beach Park 4110 West Shore Manor Jamesville	June 24, 4:00-11:00pm June 25, 1:00-11:00pm June 26, 1:00-10:00pm
Nassau	Columbian Independence Festival	Eisenhower Park, East Meadow	July 10 2:00pm-9:00pm
NYC	Harlem Week - A Great Day	124th Street and Riverside Drive at Grant's Tomb	July 31 1:00pm-9:00pm
Broome	Spiedie Fest & Balloon Festival Rally	Otsiningo Park 1 Bevier Street Binghamton	August 5-7 10:00am-8:00pm
Onondaga	2016 Festival Latino Americano	200 Block of Shonnard Street, Syracuse	August 6 12:00pm-8:00pm
Erie	Clinton Farmers Market	Village Green in Clinton	August 6 10:00am-4:00pm

A full list of NY State of Health and partner community events can be found here. Events are continuously added to the calendar.