Posted on August 12, 2020
Accessing the health care members need is getting much easier as our network grows with newly added providers: Trinity Health Of New England Hospitals in Connecticut SOHO Health Physicians Quest Diagnostics Laboratories Trinity Health Of New England Hospitals & SOHO Health Physicians We are excited to announce that we are expanding our provider networks […]
Posted on May 8, 2019
Health New England understands that employers are actively involved in improving their work environments and advancing overall employee wellness in Massachusetts. We want to award these efforts! Health New England’s goal is to honor the hard work and dedication that may go unnoticed in order to achieve employee and worksite wellness. We are proud to say […]
Posted on April 23, 2019
Do you have employees thinking about retirement or turning 65? We know Medicare is complicated and employees will often go to their employer as the first resource. We want you to know that we are here to help. We hold educational sessions in each community we serve to review the ABCDs of Medicare and the plans we […]
Posted on April 23, 2019
Great news! The Health New England Provider Contracting team has been hard at work. We are pleased to announce several hospitals that have joined our network in our Commercial line of business. Our efforts began last fall when we added Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and its affiliated providers in Vermont to support our Fully Funded HMO […]
Posted on September 17, 2018
You already know the growing value of health savings accounts (HSAs); unfortunately, fraudsters have begun to catch on as well. Phishing attempts try to bait your employees into providing personal information by posing as legitimate contacts and companies. Because HSAs are such an important asset, we encourage all of our members to take the same […]
Posted on September 17, 2018
Health New England will no longer be automatically mailing Evidence of Coverage (EOC) documents to Medicare Advantage members. Instead, EOCs will be available online by September 30, 2018, for viewing and downloading at www.healthnewengland.org/medicare/eoc. Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revised their requirements for EOCs, and health plans can now […]
Posted on April 11, 2018
Health New England is pleased to announce our partnership with Northwood, Inc., in the management of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and medical supplies (DMEPOS) for all Health New England members, beginning in the summer of 2018. Under this new relationship, Northwood will manage a full range of services in order to administer Health New […]
Posted on February 27, 2018
Health New England and Baystate Health Care Alliance LLC, which is a new accountable care organization (ACO) subsidiary of Baycare Health Partners, have formed the BeHealthy PartnershipSM to serve the Medicaid population in and around Holyoke, Northampton, Springfield and Westfield. The BeHealthy Partnership is part of the MassHealth ACO program, and is an Accountable Care Partnership […]
Posted on February 26, 2018
Starting the conversation about end-of-life care with family and caregivers can be a difficult endeavor for some people. According to The Conversation Project National Survey (2013), 90 percent of people surveyed stated that talking to their loved ones about end-of-life care is important; however, only 27 percent had actually done so. If you or your employees are […]
Posted on January 9, 2018
Please note: An error occurred on the 1099-HC Health Care Coverage tax forms that Health New England recently mailed to members. Please be aware that the first number of the Health New England FID number (box 2) should be “0.” The FID number is usually a nine-digit number required for tax filling. The FID number […]