Health Plus - An Eggcellent Time

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An Eggcellent Time
Staten Island Children Hunt For Eggs And Are Photographed With the Easter Bunny At Holiday Event

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Staten Island - April 11, 2004 — Health Plus, the Medicaid managed care provider, partnered with the 120th Precinct Council to host the Annual Easter Egg Hunt held at the Cromwell Recreation Center.

Staten Island children were given free Easter egg baskets to fill with goodies as they searched for colorful prize eggs hidden in haystacks. Other free activities included face-painting and photos with the Easter Bunny.

"It is a good time for everyone," says Pat Cahue, Special Events Manager for Health Plus who helped coordinate the event. "We make sure the children have a memorable Easter experience."

Health Plus Marketing Representative Erica Roman, hands out free Easter baskets to children at the Annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Cromwell Recreation Center.

Children search through hay for Easter eggs at the Annual Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by Health Plus and held at the Cromwell Recreation Center.

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Health Plus, a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization, is one of the fastest growing managed care organizations in New York City. It was established in 1984 with a commitment to provide coordinated quality health care and improving access to health care for uninsured and underserved families. In its annual review of managed care plans, the New York State Department of Health ranked Health Plus as the top plan for quality in its 2002 and 2003 "Consumer's Guide to Medicaid Managed Care in New York City." Health Plus is New York City's leading provider of Child Health Plus, a New York State Department of Health program that offers parents FREE or low-cost health insurance for children under the age of 19. "CRAIN'S New York Business" magazine ranked Health Plus fifth among the largest health maintenance organizations in the New York area.