Posted on May 21, 2019
Did you know that 16 million Americans live with major depression? Health New England is working to make access to behavioral health services a lot easier. Effective July 1, 2019, our fully funded group members will be able to take advantage of a new Behavioral Health Care benefit through Teladoc®. Similar to the general medical […]
Posted on June 11, 2018
Vacation can be relaxing and great fun, especially when you know you are covered by a Health New England plan.* We cover members for medical emergencies, urgent care, and prescription drugs outside of the Health New England service area. Our worldwide emergency coverage includes stabilization care and post-stabilization care at the direction of your treating […]
Posted on February 29, 2016
Our mobile app has been discontinued and replaced with our new member portal, my.healthnewengland.org. Our new portal is mobile friendly and offers even more tools and resources – like our Cost of Care Calculator and access to a doctor 24/7 through Teladoc – to help members to manage their health care. Helpful tools & […]
Posted on February 29, 2016
There are three areas that are driving cost at a national level: pharmacy trend, emergency department use for non-urgent issues and overuse of ancillary services. At a recent event for employer groups, we shared Health New England’s approach to cost management and discussed how we can continue delivering value to our groups and members while […]
Posted on July 24, 2015
Starting August 1, Health New England members* have access to U.S. board-certified physicians 24/7/365 through Teladoc. With Teladoc, members can request a phone or online video consultation with a Teladoc physician to treat non-emergency medical issues such as cold and flu, urinary tract infections, ear infections and more. Teladoc is not intended to replace the […]
Posted on July 8, 2015
Cost of Care Calculator Available now, through HNEDirect.com Forecast out-of-pocket medical costs Accessible through our member portal, the Cost of Care Calculator uses member’s benefits and coverage information to estimate their share of costs for many common conditions and services. With this tool, members can: • Search from hundreds of common services • Compare low, medium and high cost estimates for services in […]