State Releases Request for Applications for HIV SNPs
HIV/SNPs to be National Model for Comprehensive Medicaid Managed Care
Albany, May 4, 1999 – Acting State Health Commissioner Dennis P. Whalen today announced that the State Health Department has released a Request for Applications (RFA) for health plans that wish to participate in New York’s Medicaid Managed Care program and provide comprehensive health care to Medicaid–eligible individuals who are living with HIV/AIDS.
“New York State is proud to be the leader in developing Special Needs Plans for individuals with HIV/AIDS,” Acting Commissioner Whalen said. “We expect this initiative to be a national model of how to provide high quality comprehensive and coordinated care to HIV–infected New Yorkers to address their unique health and medical needs.” more..