CANANDAIGUA – To ensure a smooth transition for community members, UR Medicine Thompson Health is announcing that July 31 will be the last date for a grant-funded program that for the past 17 years allowed the health system to assist with enrollment in affordable health insurance through the NYS Marketplace.
Initially called Facilitated Enrollment and most recently known as Insurance Navigation, the program provided free-of-charge assistance to those applying for programs including Medicaid and Child Health Plus. A grant application was submitted again this year in the hopes of continuing the program at Thompson but the state selected The Community Service Society and The Community Health Care Association of New York State to service Ontario and Wayne counties as of Aug. 1.
“The navigation staff members at Thompson are proud to have helped many clients through this program and appreciate the trust the community placed in us when it came to helping with their insurance needs over the past 17 years,” said Director of Patient Financial Services Andrea Knaak.
After Aug. 1, local residents who used Thompson’s program in the past are urged to visit https://nystateofhealth.ny.gov/ or call (855) 355-5777 for information on other sites that offer insurance navigation services in the region as well as information about how to apply online.