Premium Savings with Healthfirst NY Small Business Health Insurance
In our continuing effort to let NY small businesses know of options to help them lower their group health insurance costs, we wanted to introduce you to another option for your consideration.
Healthfirst is an insurance carrier in downstate NY that offers both individuals and small businesses options for health insurance. We will focus this article on the options for NY small business health insurance with Healthfirst insurance.
Who is HealthFirst?
Healthfirst is a New York health insurance company sponsored by some of the most prestigious hospitals and healthcare systems in New York City and Long Island NY. They are the 3rd largest health insurance company in New York City — 1 in 9 New York City residents is a Healthfirst member. Healthfirst has Community locations throughout NYC and Long Island where members can ask questions about their coverage.
How is Healthfirst insurance for small businesses different from their individual offerings?
It is important to note that plans offered on the individual marketplace differ by a great deal from their small group offerings. Healthfirst is a good example of this. Besides the benefits of tax deductibility for small group plans, Healthfirst NY offers a much larger network called Pro EPO network compared their individual offering of the much smaller Leaf Network.
What benefits do Healthfirst insurance plans offer their small business customers?
- Speak to a Doctor Anytime, Anywhere with Telemedicine – for a $0 copay! Whether you’re away on vacation or it’s 3am and your doctor’s office is closed, 24/7 telemedicine access via phone call or video chat promptly connects you with board-certified doctors who can diagnose, treat, and write rescriptions for a variety of minor, non-emergency medical conditions such as Allergies, Rashes. Aches, sprains, Upper respiratory infections, Colds, fevers, the flu, Pink eye, and many more.
- No-Cost Flu Vaccine. Your Healthfirst health insurance plan covers your annual flu vaccine at no cost to you.
- Acupuncture. Practiced for thousands of years, acupuncture is a proven and effective treatment option for the pain and discomfort associated with a variety of illnesses and conditions. Healthfirst helps cover the cost of acupuncture.
So how much can Healthfirst insurance save my small business?
You might ask yourself if Healthfirst offers a large amount of providers, excellent customer service, and additional benefits no always found in small group health insurance benefits, will it really save my company money? The answer surprisingly is clear…YES! In fact, Healthfirst NY health insurance rates for businesses in NYC and Long Island are the lowest compared to equally matched carriers and networks. You can see for yourself by requesting rates from all carriers using our small group health insurance rate quote link.
We invite you to check out our small group health insurance page for more information. This page highlights all of the carriers and networks available to NY small businesses. There are links to each carrier for more details, and even links to search providers for each carrier and network. This page also allows you to see underwriting criteria to make sure you qualify for a small group health insurance plan.