8 results for month: 04/2016

Dr. Vera Goes to Albany to Advocate for Hepatitis C Treatment

Did you know that since new medications became available in 2014, Harlem United has cured over 50 clients living with Hepatitis C? Yet according to Dr. Vera Antonios, Harlem United's Director of Adult Medicine, many clients are repeatedly denied access to these life-saving medications by their health insurance providers: Our biggest challenge is procuring authorization for the medication from insurance providers. The majority of our clients are enrolled in New York State Medicaid managed care plans. Some insurance plans continue to deny clients treatment despite several appeals. Some clients may never receive the medication at all until they ...

Harlem United Praises New York State Attorney General Schneiderman for Ensuring Access to Hepatitis C Cure

Settlement Announcement Preceded Harlem United Testimony in Albany for Universal Access to Hepatitis C Medications For Immediate Release April 27, 2016 Contact: Jason Cianciotto I 347-703-3865 I jcianciotto@harlemunited.org New York, NY -- On Tuesday New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a settlement with seven commercial health insurance providers, requiring them to cover Hepatitis C medications for nearly all patients, regardless of whether patients have advanced Hep C disease or a history of drug or alcohol use. This announcement preceded testimony delivered today by Dr. Vera Antonios, Harlem United's Director of Adult ...

Harlem United’s Dr. Vera Antonios Calls for Universal Access to Hepatitis C Medications

The following testimony was delivered by Dr. Vera Antonios at a meeting of the New York State Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board on April 27, 2016 in Albany. Since its founding in 1988, Harlem United has grown to serve over 16,000 clients per year by providing quality healthcare, housing, and social services. The vast majority of our clients are socioeconomically disadvantaged people of color living in Harlem and the South Bronx who are Homeless or unstably housed, in extreme poverty, and living with HIV/AIDS and/or other chronic conditions such as Hepatitis C. Harlem United serves this community with over 700 units of supportive housing, ...

Harlem United Praises Mayor de Blasio’s FY 2017 Executive Budget

New York, NY -- Today New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio released his FY 2017 Executive Budget, which includes investments of $5.5 million in a new, comprehensive plan to prevent and treat opioid addiction, $66 million to help address the city's homelessness crisis, and expanded community-based preventative, primary, and outpatient care. The following is a statement from Jacquelyn Kilmer, Esq., CEO of Harlem United: "On behalf of the over 16,000 New Yorkers served by Harlem United, I want to thank Mayor de Blasio for his historic commitment to public health and to addressing the city's homelessness crisis. Whether through our primary medical care, ...

CEO Jacqui Kilmer’s Full Remarks at the Boulevard Bash

Thank you all for joining us as we celebrate Harlem United and welcome to the Boulevard Bash! I can't think of a more spectacular way to celebrate this very special night then to be here, beside the lovely Ms. Carmen Carrera, and to be able to honor my friend and colleague Patrick McGovern — who is the reason I am at Harlem United in the first place — and our friend and advocate Bevy Smith. I want to offer a very special thank you to all of our sponsors. Every dollar you invest in Harlem United helps us to continue and to expand our life-changing and, in many cases, life-saving work. Thank you to our Boards of Directors for your ...

Talking HIV/AIDS, addiction, and more with KTU Cares

Staff from Harlem United, a healthcare nonprofit in New York City dedicated to transforming lives and strengthen communities, talks with KTU Cares about HIV/AIDS, homelessness, addiction, and more.

Harlem United Stands With Governor Andrew Cuomo in Opposition to LGBT Discrimination in North Carolina

New York, NY -- This week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an Executive Order banning all non-essential, state-sponsored travel to North Carolina. The ban, effective immediately, was put in place in response to North Carolina's new law that enables discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) North Carolinians. The following is a statement from Ms. Jacquelyn Kilmer, Esq, Chief Executive Officer of Harlem United: "On behalf of the over 16,000 clients Harlem United serves throughout New York City, I want to thank Governor Andrew Cuomo for standing up against discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ...

Historic 2016-17 State ‘Social and Economic Justice’ Budget Critical to the Health and Well-Being of All New Yorkers

New York, NY -- Last night, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey Klein, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced a historic 2016-17 state budget agreement. The following is a statement from Ms. Jacquelyn Kilmer, Esq, CEO of Harlem United: "While the ink on the 2016-17 New York state budget is drying and we are still analyzing the details, on behalf of the over 16,000 clients served by Harlem United I want to thank Governor Andrew Cuomo, Majority Leader Flanagan, IDC Leader Klein, and Speaker Heastie for the historic commitment to social and economic justice ...