Callen-Lorde's Transgender Community Advisory Board is hosting an expert panel about accessing and negotiating health insurance as transgender and gender non-conforming identified people on October 16th, from 7-9pm at the Judson Memorial Church.
On Medicaid or uninsured? Learn how to register for health insurance.
Do you have questions about how to get your trans-specific procedures covered? Come ask questions of our panel of experts!
Under 18? How does insurance coverage impact young people...
Callen-Lorde's Transgender Community Advisory Board is hosting an expert panel about accessing and negotiating health insurance as transgender and gender non-conforming identified people on October 16th, from 7-9pm at the Judson Memorial Church.
On Medicaid or uninsured? Learn how to register for health insurance.
Do you have questions about how to get your trans-specific procedures covered? Come ask questions of our panel of experts!
Under 18? How does insurance coverage impact young people and the parents of trans children?
Discover how the new Affordable Care Act will impact your coverage!
Welcoming folks who are: Transgender, genderqueer, gender non-conforming, transsexual, bi-gendered, gender fluid, non-op, post-op, pre-op, low-ho, no-ho, mtf, ftm, xtx, etc. Allies, lovers, partners, friends, family, and providers are all invited!
SHARE EXPERIENCES, SPEAK TRUTH , REPRESENT!
Featured Panelists:
Kellen Baker, Center for American Progress
Kellan Baker is Associate Director of the LGBT Research and Communications Project at American Progress, where his work includes improving data collection about LGBT populations, working with the Department of Health and Human Services on a range of LGBT health policy priorities, and advancing gay and transgender issues internationally. In addition to his federal policy work, Kellan directs the LGBT State Exchanges Project, which partners with LGBT and consumer health advocates in numerous states to build health equity for LGBT communities in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The project focuses on insurance market reforms, consumer engagement, and data collection in the establishment of the new Health Insurance Marketplaces, as well as the expansion of Medicaid.
Kellan is an affiliated faculty member for LGBT health policy at the Center for Population Research in LGBT Health at the Fenway Institute and has consulted on LGBT health and health disparities with The Joint Commission and the Open Society Foundations. He holds a B.A. with high honors from Swarthmore College and an M.P.H. in global public health policy and an M.A. in international development from George Washington University, where he was elected to the Delta Omega Public Health Honors Society.
Finn Brigham, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
Finn Brigham is the Director of Special Populations Services at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center. Finn has previously worked at the Ali Forney Center and Public Health Solutions. Finn was recently listed as on The Advocate’s 2013 innovators of the year. Finn is currently pursuing a Masters of Nonprofit Management at The New School. Finn identifies as genderqueer.
Noah Lewis, Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund
Noah Lewis is a Staff Attorney at Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, a New York City-based organization committed to ending discrimination based upon gender identity and expression and to achieving equality for transgender people. Noah works on cutting-edge impact litigation in areas such as employment discrimination, health care access and identity documentation. Noah is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard Law School, where he worked to eliminate trans exclusions from Harvard's health care plans.
Elana Redfield, Sylvia Rivera Law Project
Elana Redfield is a Staff Attorney with the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, and the Director of SRLP’s Survival and Self Determination Project. Elana received her Bachelor’s degree from New York University in 2003, and her J.D. from the City University School of Law in 2009 with a clinical focus on immigration law. A longtime advocate for grassroots organizing strategies and community leadership in legal work, Elana co-authored “The Role of Lawyers In Trans Liberation: Building a Transformative Movement For Social Change” with Pooja Gehi and Gabriel Arkles. In her role as staff attorney, Elana assists hundreds of community members each year in name change proceedings, government identification issues, health care challenges and immigration proceedings. Elana is also one of SRLP’s primary trainers, having trained over 500 service providers in transgender awareness, criminal justice, disability justice, and immigration issues. In her free time, Elana is an avid surfer and performs in a country & western band.