Fidelis Care Names Rosemary Bond Director, Provider Relations

BUFFALO, NY (07/30/2012)(readMedia)-- Fidelis Care, the New York State Catholic Health Plan, is pleased to announce that Rosemary Bond has been named Director, Provider Relations for Fidelis Care's Western Regional Office. Ms. Bond is responsible for planning and directing the activities of the Provider Relations teams in the Buffalo and Rochester regions to maximize relationships between Fidelis Care and its local providers.

Before joining Fidelis Care, Ms. Bond served as Director, Corporate Professional Relations for MVP Healthcare where she worked on policy development and process integration across a three-state service area.

Ms. Bond holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Nazareth College, and a Master of Public Administration degree from the State University of New York at Brockport. She is a member of the Medical Group Management Association.

Ms. Bond was born and raised in Plattsburgh, NY and currently calls the Town of Mendon home.

Fidelis Care offers free or low-cost health insurance through New York State's Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus, and Medicaid Managed Care programs. Members are covered for regular checkups, preventive care, routine screenings, hospital and emergency care, eye exams, dental care, and more. In addition, Fidelis Care also offers a variety of benefit options through the Fidelis Medicare Advantage, Dual Advantage, Medicaid Advantage Plus, and Fidelis Care at Home programs, available in certain counties.

With more than 783,000 members in 59 counties statewide, Fidelis Care was founded on the belief that all New Yorkers should have access to affordable, quality health insurance. Members have access to more than 51,000 health care professionals statewide. Regional offices are located in Buffalo, Albany, Syracuse, and Rego Park (Queens), with satellite offices in Rochester, Poughkeepsie, and Suffern.

For more information, call Fidelis Care toll-free at 1-888-FIDELIS (1-888-343-3547) or visit www.fideliscare.org.

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