CareConnect Health Insurance to Exit the New York Health Insurance Market

Another New York Health Insurance carrier will be exiting the marketplace. Northwell Health, parent company of CareConnect Health Insurance, Inc. has just announced that they will no longer offer individual and group health insurance plans for 2018. On top of that, all existing CareConnect Health Insurance individual plans sold on the NY State of Health Exchange (NYSOH) and through CareConnect and its third-party distribution systems (brokers and other entities) will expire at the end of this year. Small group policies will be honored throughout their remaining terms, including policies that continue into 2018 This statement adds CareConnect to the list of health insurance companies leaving the marketplace for 2018, bringing the total to three. Affinity Health Plan has just made its discontinuation announcement and there is also speculation that Empire Healthcare will declare its departure before the open enrollment period.

All persons insured through CareConnect Health Insurance will receive written notification directly from CareConnect within the coming weeks regarding their departure and the need to select a new health plan. If you purchased a CareConnect health insurance individual plan or you receive coverage under your employer’s CareConnect plan, this change will impact you. Here’s what you should know:

 

CareConnect Health Insurance Counties Served

CareConnect insured almost 20% of the New York health insurance marketplace and has operated in the following counties:

• Bronx
• Kings (Brooklyn)
• Nassau
• New York (Manhattan)
• Queens
• Richmond ( Staten Island)
• Suffolk
• Westchester

 

CareConnect Health Insurance Plan Listing

CareConnect offered 22 different health plan options in all metal levels including catastrophic coverage for individuals while groups had a much larger pool of plans to choose from, with over 34 different plan options. Since CareConnect will be completely withdrawing from the marketplace, all of their plans are affected.

The table below shows the complete list of plans from CareConnect. (“ST” stands for Standard, which pertains to plans that all carriers are required to offer on the New York State Marketplace. “NS” stands for Non-Standard Plans.)

	Individual plans	Group Plans
Bronze
	EPO Bronze HSA NS	Bronze HSA 100%
	EPO Bronze HSA ST	Bronze HSA 70%
	EPO Bronze ST	Bronze HSA 70% Access
		Standard Bronze
		Standard Bronze HSA
Silver
	EPO Silver NS	Silver Cost Share
	EPO Silver NS High Rx	Silver HSA 100% Access
	EPO Silver NS Low Rx	Standard Silver
	EPO Silver ST	Tradition Silver 40-60 High Rx
	Value Silver 100%	Tradition Silver 40-60 Low Rx
	Value Silver 75%	Tradition Silver HSA 100%
		Tradition Silver 30-50 Low Rx
		Tradition Silver 40-60 Access
		Value Silver
		Value Silver Access
Gold
	EPO Gold NS	Standard Gold
	EPO Gold NS High Rx	Tradition Gold 20-40 High Rx
	EPO Gold NS Low Rx	Tradition Gold 20-40 Low Rx
	EPO Gold ST	Tradition Gold 30-50 Low Rx
	Value Gold 100%	Tradition Gold 40-60 High Rx
		Tradition Gold 40-60 Low Rx
		Tradition Gold Copay
		Tradition Gold Copay Access
		Value Gold 45-45
		Value Gold 20-50 Access
		Tradition Gold 30-50 High Rx
		Value Gold 45-45 Access
		Value Gold 20-50
Platinum
	EPO Platinum High Rx	Standard Platinum
	EPO Platinum NS	Tradition Platinum 30-30 High Rx
	EPO Platinum NS Low Rx	Tradition Platinum 30-30 High Rx Access
	EPO Platinum ST	Tradition Platinum 30-30 Low Rx
	Tradition Platinum 30/30 High Rx	Value Platinum
	Tradition Platinum 30/30 Low Rx	Value Platinum Access
	Value Platinum 100%
Catastrophic
	EPO Catastrophic ST

 

In-Network Hospitals Listing

With over 50 in-network hospitals throughout the New York downstate region, CareConnect was able to attract Small group employers as well as individuals who needed their extensive hospital network.

The following list makes up the complete CareConnect hospital network Vs. other New York Carriers:

Care Connect

Aetna

Cigna

Emblem Health

Empire

Fidelis

Health First

HIP

MVP

Oscar

Oxford

United Health

Bronx

Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Calvary Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

North Central Bronx Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NYC Health + Hospitals

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

St. Barnabas Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Kings

Brookdale University Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Brooklyn Hospital Center

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Coney Island Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Kings County Hospital Center

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Mount Sinai Brooklyn

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

New York Presbyterian – Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

University Hospital SUNY Downstate

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Nassau

Catholic Health Services – St. Joseph Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Northwell Health – Glen Cove Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

Northwell Health – Long Island Jewish Valley Stream

X

X

X

X

Northwell Health – Plainview Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

Northwell Health – Syosset Hospital

X

X

Northwell Health -North Shore University Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Rockefeller University Hospital

X

South Nassau Communities Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

St. Francis Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital

X

St. Vincent’s Midtown Hospital

X

Winthrop University Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

New York

Mount Sinai Hospitals

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Hospital for Special Surgery

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

New York Presbyterian

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Northwell Health – Lenox Hill Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NYC Health + Hospitals

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Tisch Hospital – NYU Langone Health

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Queens

Flushing Hospital Medical Center

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Jamaica Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

New York Presbyterian – Queens

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Northwell Health – Long Island Jewish Forest Hills

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Northwell Health – Zucker Hillside Hospital

X

X

X

NYC Health + Hospitals

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

St John’s Episcopal Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Richmond

Northwell Health – Staten Island University Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Suffolk

Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center

X

X

X

X

X

Catholic Health Services – St. Charles Hospital

X

X

X

X

Eastern Long Island Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

John T. Mather Memorial Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Northwell Health – Huntington Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Northwell Health – South Oaks Hospital

X

X

Northwell Health – Southside Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Southampton Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

Stony Brook University Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

Westchester

Blythedale Children’s Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

New York Presbyterian

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Northwell Health – Northern Westchester Hospital Center

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Northwell Health – Phelps Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

St. John’s Riverside Hospital

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

St. Vincent’s Westchester

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Stony Lodge Hospital

X

White Plains Hospital Center

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Choosing a New Carrier

For most people, choosing a new plan usually starts with the affordability factor. However, there are several factors that you should take into consideration before making a final selection. Ask yourself these questions:

• Are my doctors listed as in-network participating providers for the new carriers I’m considering?
• How does the prescription coverage compare to that of CareConnect and how extensive is the prescription network itself?
• How closely do the benefits compare to the amount of coverage I’m expecting to utilize in 2018?
• Are there any specific hospitals that I want to see in-network?
• Can I afford to make the monthly premium payments for the amount of coverage needed?

 

2018 Health Insurance Companies

The following is a list of NY health insurance companies that will be serving the CareConnect region in 2018

Care Connect

Aetna

Cigna

Emblem Health

Empire

Fidelis

Health First

HIP

MVP

Oscar

Oxford

United Health

Bronx

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Kings

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Nassau

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

New York

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Queens

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Richmond

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Suffolk

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Westchester

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

CareConnect Health Insurance Pharmacy Network

Below is a listing of the top pharmacies that participate in the CareConnect Health Insurance Pharmacy Network Vs. participating New York Health Insurance Companies

Care  Connect

Aetna

Cigna

Emblemhealth

Empire

Fidelis

Health first

HIP

MVP

Oscar

Oxford

United Health Care

Albertsons Savon

x

x

x

x

x

CVS

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Duane Reade

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Good Neighbor

x

x

x

x

x

x

Hannaford

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Kinney Drugs

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Kmart

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Price Chopper

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Rite Aid

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Safeway

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Stop & Shop

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Tops Friendly Markets

x

x

x

x

x

x

Walgreens

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Walmart

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Wegmans

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

What Comes Next

CareConnect Health Insurance has indicated that individual health plans will expire on 12/31/2017. This includes plans purchased on the New York State marketplace as well as plans purchased through third parties. The 2018 marketplace runs from 11/1/17 through 12/15/17, which means that a plan that will be effective by 1/1/18 will need to be purchased within that time frame.

Groups have it a bit better as CareConnect Health Insurance will honor the standard annual group expiration date.

While you have time it’s best to compile a list of the following:

• Doctors & hospitals  that you require to be in-network
• Prescriptions that you take on a regular basis, including amounts and whether they’re generic or brand name.

At Vista, you can take advantage of one of our comparative shopping tools found here, or contact a Vista Health Representative who specializes in New York Health Insurance for both individual and group plans at (888) 215-4045.