- Chapter 1 - Introduction and User Guide
- Chapter 2 - Acknowledgements
- Chapter 3 - What is Managed Care?
- Chapter 4 - How to Make Managed Care Work
- Section 4A - Identity, Residency, and Immigration Status Requirements
- Section 4B - Income and Resources
- Section 4C - What is Managed Care
- Section 4D - The Six Main Points of Managed Care
- Section 4E - How to Enroll in a Managed Care Plan
- Section 4F - How to Recertify in Managed Care
- Section 4G - How to Change a Managed Care Plan
- Chapter 5 - Medicaid
- Section 5A - Medicaid in New York
- Section 5B - HIV/AIDS
- Section 5C - HIV/AIDS Special Needs Plans (SNPs)
- Section 5D - Medicaid Managed Care for People Who Use Mental Health Services
- Section 5E - Medicaid Managed Care for People Who Use Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Treatment Services
- Section 5F - Family Planning
- Section 5G - Developmental Disabilities
- Section 5H - Medicaid Managed Care for People with Physical Disabilities
- Section 5I: Solving Problems in Medicaid Managed Care
- Section 5J: Solving Problems in Medicaid Managed Care (When Things Go Wrong)
- Chapter 6: Medicare Managed Care
- Section 6A: Medicare Managed Care
- Section 6B: Medicare and Special Services
- Section 6C: Government Programs for Low-Income People on Medicare
- Section 6D: Medicare and Your Rights
- Section 6E: What to do When You Have a Complaint About Your Medicare HMO
- Section 6F: The New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
- Chapter 7: Child Health Insurance/Child Health Plus
- Chapter 8: Veteran's Health Benefits
- Chapter 9: Commercial Insurance
- Chapter 10: Programs for the Uninsured
- Section 10A: What is the Difference Between Under-insured and Uninsured?
- Section 10B: Your Right to Care in a Medical Emergency
- Section 10C: Your Right to Inpatient Care When You Have No Health Coverage
- Section 10D: Free or Discounted Inpatient Service From Private Hospitals
- Section 10E: Your Right to Outpatient Care When You Have No Health Coverage
- Section 10F: Department of Health and Mental Health Clinics
- Section 10G: Specialized Services
- Section 10H: Assistance with the Cost of Prescription Drugs
- Section 10I: Government Programs for Which You May be Eligible
- Section 10J: Limited Kinds of Insurance for Specific Needs
- Chapter 11: Family Health Plus
- Section 11A: What is Family Health Plus?
- Section 11B: What services are provided in a Family Health Plus managed care plan?
- Section 11C: Does it cost money to use Family Health Plus?
- Section 11D: Who is eligible for Family Health Plus?
- Section 11E: How does Family Health Plus work for people who are not citizens of the U.S. or people who are undocumented?
- Section 11F: How does a person apply for Family Health Plus?
- Section 11G: What does the client need to bring with him/her when applying for Family Health Plus?
- Section 11H: What can a client do if there is a problem enrolling in Family Health Plus?
- Section 11I: What questions should the client consider when he/she is choosing a Family Health Plus plan?
- Section 11J: What type of information does the managed care plan have to give the client to help him/her make a choice?
- Section 11K: How does a client renew for Family Health Plus?
- Section 11L: How to use a Family Health Plus Managed Care Plan
- Section 11M: How to use a Family Health Plus plan's 800 Number
- Section 11N: Solving Problems in a Family Health Plus Managed Care plan
- Chapter 12: Immigrant Concerns
- Appendix A: Glossary
- Appendix B: New York State Managed Care Bill of Rights Policy and Statement on Working With Maximus
- Appendix C: Resources
- Appendix D: Technical Details on Health Insurance and Managed Care Plans
- Appendix E: Documentation Guide Immigrant Eligibility for Health Coverage in New York State (PDF)
- Appendix G: State Dept. of Health Office of Medicaid Management GIS04 MA/016: Key to I-94 Arrival/Departure Record (PDF)
- Appendix H: USCIS (formerly INS) Quick Guide to "Public Charge" (PDF)
- Appendix I: State Dept. of Health Office of Medicaid Management GIS 04 MA/002: Clarification of Nonimmigrant Visa Status (PDF)
Section 11A: What is Family Health Plus?
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| What is Family Health Plus? |
| How does Family Health Plus work? |
Last Updated: April 2008
Q. What is Family Health Plus?
A. Family Health Plus is a program that provides health insurance coverage to adults ages 19 through 64 who do not have health insurance through their employers but whose income and/or resources are too high to qualify for Medicaid.
Q. How does Family Health Plus work?
A. Family Health Plus offers health coverage through managed care plans. If a client is eligible for the Family Health Plus program, he/she must select a health plan and a regular doctor (Primary Care Provider or PCP) who will provide most of his/her medical care
Coverage in Family Health Plus is ONLY obtained through managed care plans!!!
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