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Suffolk Hospital Council eases Insurance process and opens dedicated office
The NSHC, the organization that represents Long Island's 24 not-forprofit and public hospitals, is authorized through a New York State Department of Health grant to screen and assist all eligible children and adults into obtaining either Medicaid, Child Health Plus, or Family Health Plus insurance coverage. Each program has different income thresholds and coverage parameters, and they are either free or charge low-cost premiums. "The NSHC provides an important and necessary service to the residents of Long Island," said Mary Dillon, the health program contract manager from the state health department. "It will take everyone working together to help people obtain the health insurance coverage they so desperately need." The NSHC Facilitated Enrollment Program is among the top five in the state, regarding the quality and volume of applications, accord- ing to the state health department. NSHC is in its seventh year of offering facilitated enrollment, and to date, has enrolled 19,993 children into Medicaid or Child Health Plus and 4,415 adults into Medicaid or Family Health Plus. NSHC enrollers staff open houses at public libraries, churches, civic centers, and at other community settings, even during off peak hours, making the enrollment process accessible and easy. Ongoing enrollment is also held at their Hauppauge location and at these hospitals: New Island Medical Center, South Nassau Communities Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, St. Charles Hospital, Huntington Hospital's Dolan Family Health Center, Mercy Medical Center, and Eastern Long Island Hospital. For more information about the Hospital Council's Facilitated Enrollment Program, including enrollment locations and documents required to apply for insurance, please call 631- 656-9783 or 631-435-3000, or go to www.nshc.org and click on Facilitated Enrollment.
Cutting the ribbon and officially opening the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council's Facilitated Enrollment headquarter office are from left: Mary Dillon, Health Program Administrator II, New York State Health Department; Dr. Hank Chaudry, Health Commissioner for Suffolk County; Kevin Dahill, President/CEO, Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council; Steven Levy, Suffolk County Executive; Stacy Villagran, Director of the Facilitated Enrollment Program; Dr. Abby Greenberg, Acting Health Commissioner Nassau County.
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