Why Prepare Ahead
of Time?
Open Enrollment is often the only time of the year when you can select a
health insurance plan for the following year.
Looking at your current and previous year’s health expenses will help
you understand which plan may work best for you. Be sure and also consider if your primary
care provider, specialists, and hospitals you would most likely use accept the
plans that you are considering. That’s because if you select a health insurance
plan that your doctors or hospitals do not accept, you will likely end up
paying more or all of the charges for those services. You can view the list of health insurances
accepted at Jones Memorial Hospital and its affiliated specialists at
jones.urmc.edu (look for Financial Assistance under Patients & Family).
Know Your Dates: Enrollment for Medicare managed care plans runs
Oct. 15 to December 7, 2019; New York State Health Insurance Marketplace
enrollment runs Nov. 1, 2019 to Jan. 31, 2020.
How to Get Answers
to Your Questions:
·
Jones Memorial
Hospital: Patient Financial Consultants
can help answer your questions and even enroll you in a plan on the NYS Health
Exchange or Medicaid. (585) 596-4040 or
(585) 596-4039.
·
Trained professionals at
the Allegany County Office for the Aging can answer questions about insurance
options, like Medicare. (585) 268-9390
·
Other resources, such as the https://nystateofhealth.ny.gov/ and http://medicare.gov
websites, are also helpful.
