AHI News
AHI Forges Partnership with Glens Falls Hospital
Glens Falls Hospital and Adirondack Health Institute (AHI) leaders recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that welcomes Glens Falls Hospital as an AHI member. GFH joins the organization's regional collaboration between Adirondack Health, Community...
Health Care Reform Hits Home
AHI Enrollment Specialist Renee Bazan was interviewed by the Hill Country Observer newspaper for an article titled, Health Care Reform Hits Home. Renee shared her experiences helping individuals, families and small business owners shop for and enroll in health...
AHI’s Plattsburgh Office to Close on February 1
The Adirondack Health Institute (AHI) would like to announce that our Plattsburgh office, located on 65 Court Street, will be closing at the end of January 2014. As of February 1, 2014, our Enrollment Specialists will continue to be available by phone at...
Kahn to Appear on Adirondack Broadcasting
Phil Kahn, an Education and Outreach Specialist in AHI's Enrollment Assistance Services and Education (EASE) Department, will appear on a public affairs radio program aired on several Adirondack Broadcasting radio stations at 6 a.m., Sunday, January 19. Phil,...
Help is Available to Navigate Health Insurance Choices
AHI Enrollment Specialist Jeanne Lalonde was featured in a Post-Star article on the health insurance enrollment process. Reporter Scott Donnelly observed Jeanne as she guided South Glens Falls resident Michael Davidson through the New York State of Health...
Adirondack Health Institute Offers Education to Local Businesses on the New York State of Health Marketplace
The Adirondack Health Institute is providing educational sessions about the New York State of Health Marketplace to local businesses. Read the Press Republican article here.
AHI’s STARS Program Works with Local Agencies to Address Child Abuse
The Adirondack Health Institute is currently involved in a community mobilization initiative with the Glens Falls YMCA and continues to work to meet the expanding needs of our community. Read the article here.
North Country Chamber Holds Informational Session on New Health Care Exchange
The North Country Chamber of Commerce hosted an informational forum on the upcoming changes in health insurance. More than 150 business owners, managers and employees crowded into the meeting room to learn about changes occurring as health insurance marketplaces are...
Six Important Reminders About Medicare
From the Medicare Rights Center - Getting Medicare right 1. Choose Wisely - Choose wisely when you decide what kind of Medicare coverage you want. There are two ways to get Medicare health benefits: through Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage. Original Medicare -...
Three Things to Know About the Health Insurance Marketplace
1. It's an easier way to shop for health insurance. The Health Insurance Marketplace simplifies your search for health insurance by gathering all your options in one place. One application, one time, and you and your family can explore every qualified insurance plan...
Five Things to Know About Health Insurance
1. There are many kinds of private health insurance policies. Different kinds of policies can offer very different kinds of benefits, and some can limit which doctors, hospitals, or other providers you can use. 2. You may have to pay coinsurance or a co-payment as...
The Value of Health Insurance
Insurance helps pay costs when you need care - Insurance protects you from high costs when something bad happens. No one plans to get sick or hurt, but most people need to get treated for an illness or injury at some point, and health insurance helps pay these costs....
Better Health Insurance Choices Coming in October 2013
When key parts of the health care law take effect, there'll be a new way to buy health insurance for yourself, your family or your small business: the Health Insurance Marketplace. Whether you're uninsured or just want to see what's available, the Marketplace offers...
Health Care Law Protects Consumers Against Worst Insurance Practices
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule that implements five key consumer protections from the Affordable Care Act, and makes the health insurance market work better for individuals, families, and small businesses. Under these reforms,...
Glossary of Health Coverage and Medical Terms
Glossary of Health Coverage and Medical Terms (continued) Plan - A benefit your employer, union or other group sponsor provides to you to pay for your health care services. Preauthorization - A decision by your health insurer or plan that a health care service,...
Glossary of Health Care Terms (continued)
Excluded Services - Health care services that your health insurance or plan doesn't pay for or cover. Grievance - A complaint that you communicate to your health insurer or plan. Habilitation Services - Health care services that help a person keep, learn, or improve...
Adirondack Medical Home Summit – September 25, 2013
This year's Adirondack Medical Home Summit will be held on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at the Conference Center in Lake Placid, New York. Watch for more details!
Glossary of Health Coverage and Medical Terms – Part 1
This glossary has many commonly used terms, but isn't a full list. These glossary terms and definitions are intended to be educational and may be different from the terms and definitions in your plan. Some of these terms also might not have exactly the same meaning...
Making Sense of Your Health Plan (continued)
A health plan may also be defined by the payment structure, such as the amount of the deductible. High Deductible Health Plan - (HDHP) - a deductible is a fixed amount of money you must first pay before your health insurer will cover the costs of most of your health...
Making Sense of Your Health Plan
Health insurance plans are often based on a network of doctors and other health care providers. Different plan types offer different levels of access to providers outside of a plan's network. Below are some terms and their acronyms in an effort to help you...
The Prevention Agenda: Chronic Disease Objectives
As one of the Prevention Agenda's priority areas, chronic disease has several objectives. By the year 2013, reduce the prevalence of adult diabetes and hospital complications of diabetes in New York so that: The percent of adults with diabetes is no more that 5.7%....
The Prevention Agenda – the Burden of Chronic Disease
Chronic diseases such as asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of disability and death in the United States. These disease account for seven of every ten deaths and affect the quality of life of 90 million Americans. In 2001, over...
New York State Prevention Agenda 2013-2017
The New York State Prevention Agenda serves as the blueprint for state and local community action to improve the health of New Yorkers and address health disparities. We will highlight some of the major parts of the Prevention Agenda. The Five Priority Areas: Prevent...
New York State Prevention Agenda 2013-2017
The New York State Prevention Agenda serves as the blueprint for state and local community action to improve the health of New Yorkers and address health disparities. We will highlight some of the major parts of the Prevention Agenda. The New York State Prevention...
How the Health Care Law is Making a Difference for the People of New York
The health care law Increases support for community health centers - The Affordable Care Act increases the funding available to community health centers nationwide. In New York, 61 health centers operate 582 sites, providing preventive and primary health care services...
How the Health Care Law is Making a Difference for the People of New York
Continuing with the theme of how the Health Care Law is making a difference: Creating New Coverage Options for Individuals with Pre-existing Conditions - as of August 2012, 4,134 previously uninsured residents of New York who were locked out of the coverage system...
How the Health Care Law is Making a Difference for the People of New York (Part 3)
Health reform is already making a difference by: Providing better value for your premium dollar through the 80/20 Rule - Under the new health care law, insurance companies must provide consumers greater value by spending generally at least 80 percent of premium...
How the Health Care Law is Making a Difference for the People of New York (Part 2)
Health reform is already making a difference for the people of New York by: Providing new coverage options for young adults - Health plans are now required to allow parents to keep their children under age 26 without job-based coverage on their family coverage, and,...
How the Health Care Law is Making a Difference for the People of New York
For too long, too many hard-working Americans paid the price for policies that handed free rein to insurance companies and put barriers between patients and their doctors. The Affordable Care Act gives hardworking families in New York the security they deserve. The...
Medicare Preventive Services
Under the Affordable Care Act, if you have Original Medicare, you may qualify for a yearly wellness visit and many preventive services for free. Medicare provides preventive benefits to keep you healthy including a yearly wellness visit, tobacco use cessation...
