Fidelis Care Partners with Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital

PLATTSBURGH, NY (07/05/2011)(readMedia)-- Fidelis Care, the New York State Catholic Health Plan, is proud to join with Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital to provide a Health Insurance Open House to assist uninsured residents of Clinton County in applying for quality, free or low-cost health care coverage.

Fidelis Care representatives will be on site at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital; 75 Beekman St., Plattsburgh, on Monday, July 11, from 1:00pm until 7:00pm.

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.

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 apply for enrollment in Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus, or Medicaid Managed Care through Fidelis Care, please bring proof of age, income, and address.

With more than 710,000 members in 58 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 a provider network of more than 43,000 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.