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Healthfirst Launches Campaign to Assist Members With Renewing Their Health Coverage

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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Healthfirst has launched an integrated, omnichannel campaign offering its members personalized guidance and tools for renewing their health insurance coverage.

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  • Healthfirst has launched an integrated, omnichannel campaign offering its members personalized guidance and tools for renewing their health insurance coverage.
  • With the public health emergency now ended, individuals enrolled in these plans must renew their coverage by their renewal deadline, which varies from member to member.
  • Healthfirst’s coverage renewal campaign helps with this challenge by engaging members based on their individual renewal deadline date.
  • Our campaign is designed to support retention by creating awareness that change is coming and education on the importance of continuous coverage.”

New Book "The Way Up" Offers People of Color Actionable Guide to Workplace Success

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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"I've met hundreds of people of color stuck in their careers, and The Way Up empowers them with tools for success."

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  • "I've met hundreds of people of color stuck in their careers, and The Way Up empowers them with tools for success."
  • The Way Upis an intensely personal narrative profiling Pierre's own journey from working in a beauty salon warehouse to COO for Empire BlueCross BlueShield and offers career-transforming lessons learned along the way.
  • The book also offers guidance from prominent executives of color and takes a step-by-step approach to understanding the skills and strategies required to move from entry-level and middle management roles to the executive ranks.
  • I've encountered hundreds of people of color who are stuck in their careers, and I want to empower them with tools for success.

Healthfirst Opens Orange County Community Office

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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Healthfirst, New Yorks largest not-for-profit health insurance companyi with more than 1.8 million members, is excited to announce the opening of its first community office location in Orange County at Crossroads Plaza, 50 NY Route 17K, Newburgh, NY.

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  • Healthfirst, New Yorks largest not-for-profit health insurance companyi with more than 1.8 million members, is excited to announce the opening of its first community office location in Orange County at Crossroads Plaza, 50 NY Route 17K, Newburgh, NY.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221116005927/en/
    New Healthfirst Community Office at Crossroads Plaza, 50 NY Route 17K, Newburgh, NY.
  • Since arriving in Orange County three years ago, Healthfirst has served the community during a difficult health crisis, ensuring that people had access to quality healthcare, said New York State Senator, James Skoufis.
  • To meet the diverse needs of the community, the Healthfirst office is staffed with representatives fluent in English, Spanish, and Creole who will answer questions and help enroll those interested in obtaining Healthfirst health insurance coverage.

U.S. - China Diplomacy Takes Center Stage at Agricultural Dialogue in Des Moines

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Monday, April 25, 2022
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DES MOINES, Iowa , April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "With the unprecedented participation of three Ambassadors from and to China, the U.S. - China Agricultural Dialogue in Des Moines showed that agriculture provides an opportunity for positive developments during an otherwise difficult and contentious bilateral relationship," stated Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, Strategic Advisor to the United States Heartland China Association (USHCA) who moderated the Dialogue that took place at the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Hall of Laureates in Des Moines. 

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  • Ambassador to China Terry Branstad as featured speakers at the Dialogue
    DES MOINES, Iowa, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "With the unprecedented participation of three Ambassadors from and to China, theU.S.
  • - China Agricultural Dialoguein Des Moines showed that agriculture provides an opportunity for positive developments during an otherwise difficult and contentious bilateral relationship," stated Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, Strategic Advisor to the United States Heartland China Association (USHCA) who moderated the Dialogue that took place at the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Hall of Laureates in Des Moines.
  • The USHCA, a bipartisan American non-profit organization, co-hosted the April 21 (April 22 in China) event in conjunction with the China Agriculture Association for International Exchanges.
  • (A full recording of the U.S. - China Agricultural Dialogue is available here.)