Health Plus - Health Plus Gives School's Largest Donation To Kingsborough College

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Health Plus Gives School's Largest Donation To Kingsborough College
Money To Go Towards Healthcare Scholarships

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Brooklyn, NY - June 8, 2003 — Health Plus, the not-for-profit Medicaid managed care organization, presented Kingsborough College with a check for $25,000, the largest corporate donation in the school's history. The college, one of 20 schools in the City University of New York System, will use the money to provide scholarships for students who wish to study healthcare related fields.

Vice President for the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Rick Russo, Executive Director for Health Plus Tom Early, Urban Historian John Manbeck, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, and President of Kingsborough College Byron McClenney

Kingsborough College students stand with the scholarship check from Health Plus

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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.