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Health Plus and the NY Jets Score with Kids
Health Plus and the NY Jets Team Up Once Again for the New York Jets Youth Clinic

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Nassau County, NY - July 9, 2006 — 150 Nassau County boys and girls were given the opportunity of a lifetime yesterday afternoon as -- courtesy of managed care organization Health Plus -- football greats the “King of Sack” Mark Gastineau and strong safety Kenny Schroy paid a visit to the New York Jets Football Clinic. Health Plus and the New York Jets collaborated once again to coordinate the event.

The event took place on a hot summer day on the turf of Hofstra University’s James M. Shuart Stadium, located in Nassau County, where Health Plus recently expanded its services. With 14 offices already established throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Health Plus is furthering its reach, through events like this, into neighboring Nassau County.

“Partnering with a great, home-based organization like the New York Jets,” says Jospeh Bouquet, Regional Marketing manager of Queens and Nassau County for Health Plus, “is a wonderful way for us to meet the people and the communities we want to serve here in Nassau. We have a more than twenty year history of collaborating with community-based organizations – like the Jets – who really know what their constituencies want and need. Being able to offer the children a chance to see how a football team trains, and meet former football stars is something that we love to do.”

Gastineau and Schroy spent the day coaching the kids, as they tossed footballs and ran scrimmages through the park. After they had their football fun, Gastineau and Schroy cheerfully autographed water bottles and Jets jerseys and footballs for their adoring fans.

Assemblyman David G. McDonough, Councilwoman Angie M. Cullin, Max Rodriguez, Assistant to Town Clerk, Town Clerk Mark A. Bonilla, and Jets legends Mark Gastineau and Kenny Schroy gather with Health Plus staff members.

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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.