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CareConnect To Reduce Payment Grace Period Effective 6/1/18

As part of CareConnect’s operations wind-down, effective June 1st, 2018, CareConnect will be changing their premium payment grace period from 60 days to 30 days, which is the market standard […]

Obamacare Premiums Will Exceed Small Group Premiums In 2018

For the first time since 2014, some downstate NY small group health insurance premiums will be considerably less expensive than non-subsidized individual health insurance premiums effective January 1st, 2018. When […]

CareConnect Non-Renews CityMD Contract

CareConnect Insurance Company (a division of Northwell Health) has decided not to renew their provider network contract with CityMD. As a result, effective August 1st 2017, CityMD urgent care centers […]

Prism Plans Return To Empire’s Small Group Portfolio In 2017

The waiting is over… After a five year hiatus, Empire BlueCross BlueShield will once again be offering BlueCard (formerly known as “Prism”) national access EPO and PPO health insurance plans […]

Oxford NY To Exit Individual Market In 2017

Oxford Health Plans of New York has become the latest casualty of Obamacare. Per their announcement last week, Oxford will be exiting the downstate New York individual health insurance market […]

Aftermath: CareConnect Membership Triples After HR Shutdown

While the New York State health insurance industry continues to feel the effects of the Health Republic Co-Op (federally-backed) insurer implosion last December, privately owned Northwell Health’s “CareConnect” is now […]

Oxford Announces 2016 Individual Rates & New “Metro” Network

Oxford has released their 2016 individual health insurance plans and prices, as well as details of their new “Metro” network. The following changes will take effect on January 1st, 2016: […]

CareConnect Announces Major Network Expansion In NYC

LIJ CareConnect continues to expand on its growing high quality network via a new partnership agreement with New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. This is great news for NYC […]

LIJ Adds Peconic Bay Medical Center To CareConnect Network

Effective June 1st 2015, Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, NY will become part of the North Shore LIJ CareConnect network. This is great news for east end Long Island […]

Oxford Releases DFS Approved Small Group Rates For Q3/2015

The New York State Department of Financial Services has approved Oxford’s small group rate filing request for Q3/2015. Affected small groups and subscribers in NY will receive final rate notices […]