Fidelis Care Partners With Broome County Catholic Charities

BINGHAMTON, NY (10/17/2011)(readMedia)-- Fidelis Care is pleased to join with Broome County Catholic Charities to offer Holiday Food Baskets for the hungry, and to provide eligibility screenings for the uninsured to assist them in obtaining health insurance coverage through Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus and Medicaid Managed Care.

Broome County is home to approximately 2,500 uninsured children under the age of 19, and more than 20,000 uninsured adults between the ages of 19 and 64. Fidelis Care is committed to reducing these numbers, and ensuring that all New Yorkers have access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage.

Catholic Charities will accept sign-ups for the Holiday Food Baskets at the following locations:

St. Mary's Recreation Center on Hawley Ave in Binghamton: October 17, 18 and 19 from Noon until 6:00pm. Sign-ups will be accepted for Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets.

Mother Theresa's Cupboard located at 202 Garfield Avenue in Endicott: October 17 and 19 from 9:00am until 2:30pm. Sign-ups will be accepted for Thanksgiving baskets only.

For over 50 years, Catholic Charities has helped the hungry in Broome County, serving over 700,000 meals a year to 50,000 people. In these difficult times, the working poor, the homeless, and our immigrant populations need Catholic Charities' help more than ever before. Fidelis Care is honored to work with Catholic Charities in our shared ministry of serving the poor, uninsured, and underserved in our communities.

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 for seniors through Fidelis Medicare Advantage, Dual Advantage, Medicaid Advantage Plus, and Fidelis Care at Home programs, available in select counties.

To help determine eligibility for Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus, or Medicaid Managed Care through Fidelis Care, please bring proof of age, income, and address.

With more than 730,000 members in 58 counties statewide, Fidelis Care is the largest government programs-based health insurance provider in New York State. Members have access to a provider network of more than 48,000 health care professionals statewide. Regional offices are located in Albany, Syracuse, Amherst, 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 fideliscare.org.

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