New York Health Insurance

New York is completely different in regards to health insurance than any other state in this country. A select few carriers are allowed to do business in the state.

Currently there is a pilot project called Healthcore. It is a Healthy NY Initiative. This pilot project serves Cayuga, Cortland, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Onondaga, Oneida and Oswego counties. The counties are located in Central New York. United Health Care will maintain Healthcore for the enrollees.

The Health Insurance Plan of New York offers a wide array of health care products including HMO, PPO, POS and EPO plans, and ASO services to approximately 1.2 million individuals in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Other Resources

Child Health Plus - For children

Family Health Plus - Helping low income families

Prenatal Care Assistance Program - Maternity coverage for expecting mothers

HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Healthy New York Program administered by Aetna health insurance