CareConnect alternatives NY Small Group Health Insurance – As a follow up to our blog post from August 25th, we have been getting many calls asking us for advice for an alternative to Care Connect. As you might know, Northwell Health, the parent company of Care Connect, has announced that they will be exiting the individual market in 2018, and their group clients will be phased out starting at groups renewing on or after December 1, 2017.
Our small group health insurance page – Group Health Insurance – is loaded with information on Carriers who write in downstate NY. This page has been continuously updated with doctor and hospital search links, benefit outlines, participation requirements, and rates. We would advise small groups to visit this page to search for their doctors on the carrier links, which is the logical first step to finding a new small group health insurance plan.
There are currently Six carriers writing in downstate NY, plus a private insurance exchange option called HealthPass. While we write all these carriers, which one works for your group will be determined by an array of factors, not the least of which is doctor and hospital participation.
In summary, please visit our small group link above so you can become familiar with alternative carriers and participation requirements, then call us to discuss specific questions. We welcome your call or email and we look forward to answering your questions and concerns.
Peak Advisors, Inc is a knowledgeable and honest boutique insurance brokerage that relishes our long term relationship with our clients. We have provided Small Businesses on Long Island and NYC with Group Health Insurance and Commercial Business Insurance for over 27 years. We furnish individuals with health, life, auto, and homeowners insurance. We also procure Medicare Supplement plans for our clients that are age 65 and over.
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