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For Immediate Release
:Kathryn Soman (718) 491-7493
: Marketing Department (888) 809-8009
Queens, NY -
May 24, 2004 —
Health Plus, the managed care provider, held a community Health Fair at its Jamaica office to support Cover The Uninsured Week, a national effort to raise awareness of the plight of the 44 million uninsured in America today.
Health Plus took the opportunity to enroll attendees in need into their free or affordable health insurance plans. Additionally, Community Food Resource Center was on hand to enroll people in need of food stamps into that program.
"Health Plus is once again a major sponsor of Cover The Uninsured Week," says Health Plus's Queens Marketing Manager Joseph Bouquet. "We know that holding a community health fair is a great way to bring this national struggle home to many of Queen’s neediest residents."
Health Plus's Marketing Manager Joseph Bouquet stands alongside a Queens family as they recieve information on how to get free and affordable healthcare.
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A face-painting clown decorates a little boy at Health Plus’s Health Awareness Day at its Jamaica, Queens office.
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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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