There are various New York health insurance plans available to New Yorkers. There is Medicare, Medicaid, Child Health Plus, specialized programs like the HIV Home Care Program, the state-sponsored Healthy NY, and several others. However, having health insurance coverage will not guarantee that all the services you require will be covered. There is a possibility […]

New York State offers a lot of affordable health insurance plans for its residents. A popular option is Healthy New York, a program designed for small businesses with less than 50 employees; individuals who cannot get insurance through their employers; self-employed individuals; and for legal immigrants. The Child Health Plus program offers health care and dental […]

NY Post reports that in line with the health care reform, 24% more New York residents will join the Medicaid system. As of now, there are already 5 million residents in the program. If you add the 24%, membership will increase to 6 million. Right now there are many residents who are eligible for coverage […]

Healthy NY has recently announced that beginning January 1st of next year, the NY health insurance program will no longer be offering traditional HMO plans (health maintenance organization). New enrollees can only choose between HDHP (high deductible health plans) with drug coverage or HDHP without drug coverage. HMO plans have been the popular choice over […]

Here’s good news to some of New York’s insured. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that he has ordered 11 NY health insurance companies to reimburse their members’ money for what he calls “overcharges” on the premiums paid. Similar to the health care reform law, the New York law requires health insurance carriers to […]

Health insurance can be very expensive but forgoing health care coverage can be even more costly. The state of New York has various state-subsidized healthcare programs to ease the financial burden of acquiring coverage. If you’re looking for inexpensive health insurance you might want to check the state health care programs that New York has […]

Healthy NY had announced that beginning January 1, 2012, the only plans that will be available to applicants are the two high deductible health plans (HDHP) – HDHP with drug coverage and HDHP without drug coverage. Healthy New York will no longer be offering HMO (health maintenance organization) plans to new enrollees. Because of this […]

(HNY), New York state’s health care program that offers coverage to the state’s low-income residents is in for a major change. Beginning January 1, 2012, Healthy NY will only be offering high deductible health plans (HDHP). Currently, the program is offering four New York Health Insurance options: HMO plans, HMO plans with drug coverage, high deductible […]

  Healthy NY is a New York healthcare program designed to provide coverage to financially challenged individuals, sole proprietors, and small business owners. This allows qualified NY residents to be covered under a comprehensive NY health insurance program at affordable rates. Through the Healthy NY program, individuals can provide adequate coverage for themselves and their […]

Healthy NY membership is monitored through the three different client groups they have: individuals, sole proprietors, and small business groups. There are 14 health insurance carriers providing coverage under the Healthy NY program:           Aetna Easy Choice CDPHP Empire Excellus GHI (HMO & EPO) HIP Health Net Health Now Independent Health […]