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Facilitated Enrollment for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled Program (FE-ABD)
FE-ABD is a New York State-sponsored public health insurance application assistance program for people who are aged, blind or disabled. We educate and assist New Yorkers with enrolling in and using public health insurance programs.
The FE-ABD Program consists of a network of 25 community-based organizations around New York State:
- Actions for Older Persons
- ARISE
- BronxWorks
- Community Outreach Center (COC)
- Community Service Society (CSS)
- Coordinated Care Services, Inc. (CCI)
- Directions in Independent Living
- Finger Lakes Community Health (FLCH)
- Harlem Independent Living Center
- Health and Welfare Council of Long Island (HWCLI)
- Healthy Capital District Initiative (HCDI)
- Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley (ILCHV)
- Independent Living Inc. (IL)
- JCC of Staten Island
- Make The Road NY
- Maximizing Independent Living Choices (MILC)
- Medicare Rights Center
- South Asian Council for Social Services (SACSS NY)
- Southern Adirondack Independent Living (SAIL)
- Southern Tier Independence Center (STIC)
- Southwestern Independent Living Center (SILC)
- United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg and North Brooklyn, Inc.
- Urban Health Plan
- Westchester Disabled on the Move (WDOM)
- Western New York Independent Living (WNYIL)
This network of organizations provides application assistance to individuals in 38 out of New York’s 62 counties. Facilitated Enrollers are not connected with any health insurance plan and all services are free and confidential.
Facilitated Enrollment services include:
- Private, one-on-one counseling about public health insurance options through:
- In-person application assistance at one of our 100 meeting sites around New York state
- In-person application assistance at your home, if you have difficulty traveling or communicating by phone
- Education sessions for consumers, caregivers and other service providers
Facilitated Enrollment for the Aged, Blind and Disabled Network:
| Agency | Phone Number | Counties Served |
|---|---|---|
| Actions for Older Persons | 607.722.1251 | Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego |
| ARISE | 315.472.4088 315.887.5156 315.363.4672 |
Madison, Onondaga, Oswego |
| BronxWorks | 646.393.4000 | NYC |
| Community Outreach Center (COC) | 845.356.9600 | Rockland |
| Community Service Society (CSS) | 888-614-5400 | NYC |
| Coordinated Care Services, Inc. (CCI) | 585.613.7662, Option 3 |
Monroe, Livingston |
| Directions in Independent Living | 716.373.4602 585.296.3408 |
Allegany, Cattaraugus |
| Finger Lakes Community Health (FLCH) | 315.531.9102 | Cayuga, Chemung, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Yates |
| Harlem Independent Living Center | 212.222.7122 | NYC |
| Health and Welfare Council of Long Island (HWCLI) | 516.483.1110 | Nassau, Suffolk |
| Healthy Capital District Initiative (HCDI) | 518.462.1459 | Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie |
| Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley (ILCHV) | 518.274.0701 518.828.4886 |
Columbia, Greene |
| Independent Living Inc. (IL) | 845.565.1162 845.342.1162 845.794.3322 |
Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Sullivan, Ulster |
| JCC of Staten Island | 718.475.5200 | NYC |
| Make The Road NY | 866.365.2724 | NYC |
| Maximizing Independent Living Choices (MILC) | 518.483.2151 315.764.9442 |
Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence |
| Medicare Rights Center | 315.764.9442 | NYC |
| South Asian Council for Social Services (SACSS NY) | 607.722.1251 | NYC |
| Southern Adirondack Independent Living Center (SAIL) | 518.792.3537 518.584.8202 518.792.3537 |
Fulton, Clinton, Essex, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida, Warren, Washington |
| Southern Tier Independence Center (STIC) | 607.724.2111 | Broome, Tioga, Tompkins |
| Southwestern Independent Living Center (SILC) | 716.661.3010 | Chautaqua |
| United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg and North Brooklyn, Inc. | 718.643.9700 | NYC |
| Urban Health Plan | 718.589.2440 718.589.4755 |
NYC |
| Westchester Disabled on the Move (WDOM) | 914.968.4717 | Westchester |
| Western New York Independent Living (WNYIL) | 716.836.0832 | Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming |
