Health Insurance: Facilitated Enrollment for the Aged, Blind and Disabled
You can get free in-person assistance to apply for Medicaid, Medicare and the Medicare Savings Program, which helps cover Medicare costs if you are:
- 65 and older
- living with a disability
- visually impaired
To talk with someone who can help you, visit one of the community locations listed below. Be sure to make an appointment before you go by calling 347-396-4705.
Bronx
- Morrissania Health Center
1309 Fulton Avenue, Third Floor
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Brooklyn
- Crown Heights Health Center
1218 Prospect Place, First Floor
Monday to Wednesday, Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Fort Greene Health Center
295 Flatbush Avenue Extension, Fifth Floor
Monday to Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Homecrest Health Center
1601 Avenue S, First Floor
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Health Essential Association
2336 86th Street
Monday, Thursday and Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Health Essential Association
1602 Avenue U
Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Sunset Part Neighborhood Senior Center
4520 Fourth Avenue
Thursday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Manhattan
- Washington Heights Health Center
600 West 168th Street, Second Floor
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - STAR Senior Center
650 West 187th Street
Thursday: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Queens
- Corona Health Center
34-33 Junction Boulevard, First Floor
Jackson Heights
Monday to Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Jamaica Health Center
90-37 Parsons Boulevard, Fourth Floor
Jamaica
Monday and Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - KCS Flushing Neighborhood Senior Center
42-15 166th Street
Flushing
Friday: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Queensbridge — Riis Neighborhood Center
10-25 41st Avenue
Long Island City
Thursday and Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Additional Resources
- Free or low-cost health insurance, even if you have Medicare! (PDF)
Other Languages: Español | 中文 | Русский | Kreyòl ayisyen | हिन्दी | 한국어 | اردو | বাংলা - More Health Insurance Options for People 65 and Older
- If you are not eligible for health insurance, NYC Care is available in the Bronx. It will also be available in Brooklyn and Staten Island in 2020.
- Public Charge: Does It Apply to Me? (PDF)