Fidelis Care and Cornerstone Family Healthcare Partner on Insurance Renewal Education Event
10/20/2023
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Fidelis Care and health care provider Cornerstone Family Healthcare recently partnered for an event aimed at educating the public about a major change in the health insurance renewal process.
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government provided New York State with additional funding to keep individuals covered under Medicaid, Child Health Plus, Essential Plan, and Managed Long Term Care. With the federal public health emergency now ended, those individuals must take action to keep their health insurance.
About nine million New Yorkers, including nearly 51,000 Cornerstone Family Healthcare patients and two million Fidelis Care members, may be impacted by the change.
To raise awareness and encourage members and patients to act, Fidelis Care and Cornerstone Family Healthcare held a special renewal information event at Cornerstone’s Newburgh location. Christopher White, Fidelis Care Sales and Marketing Director, and Dr. Avi Silber, Cornerstone Family Healthcare Chief Medical Officer, spoke about the importance of people maintaining their health coverage.
White said, “It is important to note that if people on impacted health plans do not take action to renew, they risk losing coverage. Fidelis Care is here to assist anyone who needs help through every step of the process. Visit one of our community offices or a Fidelis Care StreetSide RV location, give us a call, or go to fideliscare.org for more information on renewals. Our experienced Health Benefit Representatives can work with you to find quality, affordable health insurance.”
Silber said, “Maintaining health insurance is critical for continuity of care and having access at the right place at the right time. We want people to maintain their relationships with their primary care doctors so we can prevent bad outcomes and emergency room visits. Preventive medicine and active healthcare are very important. We don’t want our patients with diabetes, hypertension, or other chronic conditions having a gap in their health insurance coverage or their medications.”
Those interested in learning more about health insurance renewals can visit the Fidelis Care website at fideliscare.org/renew or call 1-866-435-9521 (TTY: 711) Monday-Friday 8:30 AM to 6 PM.