Talya Schwartz, MD, Appointed President and CEO of MetroPlus Health Plan
MetroPlus, NYC’s Public Option, is the low-cost, high-quality health insurance component of NYC’s Guaranteed Health Care plan to ensure health care for all New Yorkers
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“On behalf of the board, I am delighted to announce Dr. Schwartz’s appointment as President and CEO,” said MetroPlus Board Chair Sally Hernandez-Piñero. “MetroPlus is the plan of choice for over half a million New Yorkers. We are confident
“I am honored to assume this role to continue serving so many fellow New Yorkers in this new capacity in close collaboration with Health + Hospitals,” said Dr.
Since 2016,
MetroPlus Enrollment Efforts
- Agency Partnerships -
MetroPlus Health has developed partnerships with a number of city agencies, including theNYC Department of Probation and theNYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS), to provide New Yorkers who interact with city agencies information about its affordable health insurance plan and encourage them to enroll. The new collaborations support the Executive Order signed by MayorBill de Blasio in January requiring city agencies to enroll people in insurance anywhere where New Yorkers are directly served. - Membership Growth – The health plan reached a 45 percent jump in membership for MetroPlus Gold, the special insurance option exclusively for
New York City employees. More than 16,200 City employees and government retirees chose MetroPlus as their preferred health plan by the end of 2018, compared to 11,320 at the end of 2017. NYC’s public option health insurance plan also experienced a jump in membership onStaten Island by nearly 250% in one year. More than 5,200 Staten Islanders chose MetroPlus as their preferred plan of choice by the end of 2018, compared to 1,500 at the end of 2017. - Outreach campaign - MetroPlus launched this month its latest public awareness campaign, “Health Care is Your Right. Not a Privilege.” The campaign can be seen through the end of June on subway cars, bus shelters near NYC/Health + Hospitals locations, ethnic and community-based print media, and featured at other venues across
New York City , including Brooklyn Cyclones games. The ads will be available in eight languages, including English, Spanish, Chinese, Bengali, Haitian Creole, Polish and Russian.
MetroPlus offers eligible New Yorkers a wide selection of health insurance options, with affordable fees and copays based on income and family size. The most popular plans include:
- Medicaid – low or no cost plan for low income children and adults up to 64 years old
- Medicare – low or no cost plan for adults 65 years old and above
- Child Health Plus – low or no cost plan for children under 19 regardless of immigration status
- Essential Plan – for adults 19-64 years old not eligible for Medicaid, offering monthly premiums of
$0 -$20 based on income - Qualified Health Plan – for eligible
New York City residents, offering cost share reductions that lower significantly out of pocket costs -
Partnership in Care (HIV Special Needs Plan) – for children and adults who areNew York City , Medicaid-eligible residents living with HIV/AIDS, or who are homeless or transgender - MetroPlus Gold – for
New York City employees and their families, with no premiums, no copays, no deductibles.
Special membership benefits include:
- Gym reimbursement – members of select plans and their spouses can save up to
$1,000 in gym fees every year - Member rewards program – members can earn points for completing health and wellness activities and redeem them for hundreds of popular items from the health plan’s catalogue.
Top Ranked Health Plan
MetroPlus earned an overall rating of five stars, the highest possible score, in the
More About MetroPlus Health Plan
Since 1985,
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