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New York Gets Ready for Puerto Rican Day Parade
 
For Immediate Release

New York Gets Ready for Puerto Rican Day Parade
Health Plus Sponsors 152nd Street Festival

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New York, New York - June 5, 2007 — – With only days to go until the 50th Annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade, New Yorkers of all origins are getting into the mood.  This was evident at the 152nd Festival, held this past Saturday in the Bronx, sponsored by managed care organization Health Plus.

Between Jackson and Tinton Avenues, 152nd Street was flooded with thousands of people, some to show their Puerto Rican pride, others support, but all to have a great time.  The aromas of traditional Puerto Rican cuisine permeated the air as festival-goers danced to the sounds of salsa and merengue in the hot June sunshine. 

“People often ask me why we get so excited about the National Puerto Rican Day Parade,” said Tom Early, Executive Director of Health Plus, “but it isn’t just the parade -- the dozens of events that precede and follow it that truly make it a phenomenon.  This festival is another sign that the parade is around the corner, getting everyone excited and in the mood to celebrate.  While the parade might take place in Manhattan next week, this is where it really begins.”


Rolland Garcia, Community Relations Manager for Health Plus (right), stands with Congressman Jose Serrano, this past Saturday at the 152nd Street Festival.

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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.

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