NORWICH – County residents seeking insurance services from Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus and Medicaid insurance programs will continue to benefit from the Chenango Health Network’s facilitated enrollment services thanks to a New York State Department of Health grant.

Money given to the Chenango Health Network will allow CHN employees to continue working with area residents who are going through the process of applying for one of the three state-funded health insurance programs.

A total $120,835 was made available to CHN to use over the next five years and according to Chris McAvoy, coordinator for the CHN enrollment facilitation program, it will greatly benefit hundreds of families in the area.

“It’s a great program,” she said. If the funding were not available, “it would be difficult for some families because the application is not easy ... It may be difficult for families to fill them out and get their insurance going,” she added.