NYSSPS was recently interviewed on the Capitol Pressroom with host, Susan Arbetter, to discuss efforts to promote insurance coverage for babies born with a congenital anomaly.

The Society has launched a campaign to educate policymakers and the public that 1 in 38 New York babies are born with a congenital anomalies like a cleft palate.

The plastic surgery that is required for many of these children is typically not covered by insurance which turns families to Medicaid. 

Access the recording: http://www.wcny.org/may-23-2019-improving-insurance-access/