{"id":5803,"date":"2017-12-18T14:45:30","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T19:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peakinsuranceadvisors.com\/?p=5803"},"modified":"2017-12-18T14:45:30","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T19:45:30","slug":"emblem-expands-small-group-network-for-ny-businesses-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peakinsuranceadvisors.com\/emblem-expands-small-group-network-for-ny-businesses-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Emblem Expands Small Group Network for NY businesses in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
Emblem Expands Small Group Network for NY businesses in 2018 – Starting January 1, 2018 EmblemHealth<\/a> will be expanding their small group network to their larger Prime network<\/strong>. This large network is similar to the one Emblem had for small groups in years past and increases their current network by: The Prime Network:<\/strong> About EmblemHealth<\/strong> \u201cI am happy to see Emblem coming back into the downstate NY market with their large Prime Network products in 2018. Emblem has been a major player in the group health insurance market in the past, and I look forward to them providing needed options to small businesses looking for a large provider network and competitive pricing in the NY and Long Island insurance markets.\u201d Jim Eckardt, President, Peak Advisors, Inc.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u2022 51,000 more health care professionals
\n\u2022 39 more hospitals<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Has over 90,000 health care professionals, facilities, and hospitals.
\n\u2022 Covers 28 New York Counties, including:
\n\u2013\u2013 All five boroughs of New York City
\n\u2013\u2013 Nassau, Orange, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester counties.
\n\u2013\u2013 Upstate areas that stretch north of Albany.
\n\u2022 Includes health care professionals associated with:
\n\u2013\u2013 AdvantageCare Physicians
\n\u2013\u2013 Montefiore IPA Providers
\n\u2013\u2013 St. Barnabas Providers
\n\u2013\u2013 HealthCare Partners IPA<\/p>\n
\nEmblemHealth is a local, neighborhood health plan that has served the New York City area and surrounding communities for more than 75 years. They are one of the nation\u2019s largest not-for-profit health plans, serving 3.1 million people who live and work across the New York tri-state area. EmblemHealth <\/a>was formed from the merger of two companies, Group Health Incorporated (GHI) and Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP), both of which have local roots and share a rich health care history.<\/p>\n