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Which insurance company do you have?

Forum Opinion Poll
Empire BCBS 13 26.53%
Oxford 7 14.29%
GHI 5 10.20%
Aetna 9 18.37%
Other (please state below) 15 30.61%
 

Health insurance companies

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jame0801
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Health insurance companies

I am a practitioner looking to get credentialed with the most used/popular health insurance companies in the area. It would be so helpful if I could get a feel for which ones are used the most often. Thanks!

Posted 7/15/17 8:21 AM
 

MrsG823
Just call me Mommy.

Member since 1/11

5570 total posts

Name:
S

Health insurance companies

CareConnect

Posted 7/15/17 9:02 AM
 

alli3131
Peanut is here!!!!!!

Member since 5/09

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Allison

Health insurance companies

United

Posted 7/15/17 10:06 AM
 

SusiBee
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Member since 3/09

8268 total posts

Name:
S

Re: Health insurance companies

Cigna my primary
Aetna my secondary. Used to be EBCBS

Posted 7/15/17 1:08 PM
 

SecretlyTTC14
LIF Adult

Member since 12/13

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Name:
B

Re: Health insurance companies

Posted by alli3131

United



same here

Posted 7/15/17 1:09 PM
 

jerrysgirl
I love my hot dog!!

Member since 6/06

5357 total posts

Name:
E & J

Re: Health insurance companies

Cigna
Before that last 2 companies used Aetna

Posted 7/15/17 1:15 PM
 

babyvibes
LIF Adult

Member since 7/13

1350 total posts

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Re: Health insurance companies

United Healthcare (Empire Plan)

Posted 7/15/17 4:12 PM
 

Hopefulmama
LIF Adult

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Re: Health insurance companies

I work in healthcare and by the far the most I see are Emblem/GHI/Hip. Followed by Blue Cross Blue Shield, then United/Oxford, then careconnect.. In the practice I work for on North Shore nassau, I see very little Aetna or Cigna. Also see a fair bit of the managed Medicaid plans, like Healthfust and Fidelis.

Message edited 7/15/2017 4:15:55 PM.

Posted 7/15/17 4:14 PM
 

hmm
Sweet

Member since 1/14

7983 total posts

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Health insurance companies

Most plans are Managed ****** plans, I work in healthcare too and for one of the insurance companies. MOST providers dont seem to like the Emblem, HIP etc.

Posted 7/15/17 5:09 PM
 

jame0801
LIF Toddler

Member since 5/11

428 total posts

Name:

Health insurance companies

Thanks everybody!

Posted 7/16/17 7:05 AM
 

mommy2be716
LIF Adult

Member since 1/16

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Health insurance companies

I would definitely get credentialed with GHI, given all FDNY, NYPD, City teachers, and other city workers get their benefits through them.. I feel like there's sooo many city workers that live in my area

Posted 7/16/17 11:51 AM
 

LuckyStar
LIF Adult

Member since 7/14

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Health insurance companies

I have NYSHIP. I used to have BCBS. I preferred BCBS. If you're on LI it might be a good idea to take NYSHIP because all the LI teachers have it. If you're in the city I guess you don't have to because hardly any of them do.

I had GHI growing up (my dad works for the city) and my parents still have it and have never had an issue though my mom did say a lot of doctors have recently stopped taking it.

Posted 7/16/17 2:41 PM
 

StarsStripes
LIF Adult

Member since 12/12

1192 total posts

Name:

Health insurance companies

United

Posted 7/16/17 8:10 PM
 

Domino
Always My Miracle

Member since 9/05

9922 total posts

Name:

Re: Health insurance companies

United Healthcare Choice Plus

Posted 7/17/17 12:24 AM
 

busymomonli
Resident Insomniac

Member since 4/13

2046 total posts

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Health insurance companies

I chose Aetna, because I have them for myself. But my dh and kids have Care Connect.

Posted 7/17/17 8:33 AM
 

blu6385

Member since 5/08

8351 total posts

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Health insurance companies

We have blue cross/blue shield but I don't know if its empire and its issued through another company which is confusing when trying to get help.

We did have united healthcare thorough Oxford before DH company switched this year

Posted 7/17/17 9:38 AM
 

Mrs&MrsK
i need sleep ;-)

Member since 2/14

2008 total posts

Name:
L

Health insurance companies

we have united & emblem HIP

if you are a primary, make sure you dont go through healthcare partners for referrals on emblem/hip. it's a real pain to work with as a patient, so i switched primarys.

Posted 7/17/17 9:44 AM
 

Tulips915
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Member since 8/08

6851 total posts

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Me

Re: Health insurance companies

Oscar

Posted 7/17/17 10:30 AM
 

NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..

Member since 11/09

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..being a mommy and being a wife!

Re: Health insurance companies

I have Emblem (it used to be GHI, I believe Emblem bought them?)

Posted 7/17/17 10:43 AM
 

jame0801
LIF Toddler

Member since 5/11

428 total posts

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Re: Health insurance companies

Posted by LuckyStar

I have NYSHIP. I used to have BCBS. I preferred BCBS. If you're on LI it might be a good idea to take NYSHIP because all the LI teachers have it. If you're in the city I guess you don't have to because hardly any of them do.

I had GHI growing up (my dad works for the city) and my parents still have it and have never had an issue though my mom did say a lot of doctors have recently stopped taking it.



Thank u. I am on LI and a lot of my current patients are teachers so I will look into that one as well.

Posted 7/17/17 10:53 AM
 

jame0801
LIF Toddler

Member since 5/11

428 total posts

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Re: Health insurance companies

Posted by mommy2be716

I would definitely get credentialed with GHI, given all FDNY, NYPD, City teachers, and other city workers get their benefits through them.. I feel like there's sooo many city workers that live in my area



Yes definitely doing GHI thanks!

Posted 7/17/17 10:54 AM
 

NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..

Member since 11/09

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..being a mommy and being a wife!

Re: Health insurance companies

Posted by jame0801

Posted by mommy2be716

I would definitely get credentialed with GHI, given all FDNY, NYPD, City teachers, and other city workers get their benefits through them.. I feel like there's sooo many city workers that live in my area



Yes definitely doing GHI thanks!



We are city benefits and it's now Emblem but like I said I think Emblem just bought out GHI or something.
All my new cards say Emblem but everything is exactly the same as before

Posted 7/17/17 10:57 AM
 

jame0801
LIF Toddler

Member since 5/11

428 total posts

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Re: Health insurance companies

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by jame0801

Posted by mommy2be716

I would definitely get credentialed with GHI, given all FDNY, NYPD, City teachers, and other city workers get their benefits through them.. I feel like there's sooo many city workers that live in my area



Yes definitely doing GHI thanks!



We are city benefits and it's now Emblem but like I said I think Emblem just bought out GHI or something.
All my new cards say Emblem but everything is exactly the same as before




OK thx I will look into that :)

Posted 7/17/17 4:22 PM
 
 

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