Fall 2009

The information within is provided solely for informational purposes and is not intended to be an exhaustive review or to endorse, recommend, or otherwise favor any given health insurance plan or health resource option over another. Questions about health insurance or the contents of this guide should be addressed to Ellen Zitani or Elise Perram in the Student Affairs office.

Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
August 2009

Table of Contents General Information Introduction A Note on General Costs for Insurance Coverage Which Applies to You? I have a few options for health insurance. How do I choose a health plan? Health Insurance Plan Comparison Worksheet The Graduate Center Wellness Center The Psychological Counseling and Adult Development Center Public Health Insurance Programs Definitions Public State Sponsored Insurance Programs Medicaid Family Health Plus Child Health Plus Healthy New York Dental Plans and State Sponsored and Public Programs Internationals and Visiting Fellows (postdoctoral scholars) and Public Programs Student income and publicly funded health insurance Enrollment Facilitators for Public and State Sponsored Programs The Children’s Aid Society’s Health Care Access Program Child Health Now Coalition Local Health Clinics and Social Workers Group Health Insurance Policies General Information on Affiliated or Group Insurance Policies Definitions Insurance Policy Applications The Graduate Center does not provide health insurance Some Advice on How to Choose a Plan CUNY Review of Insurance Policies For International Students – Information on Group or Affiliated Plans NYSHIP – SEHP The CUNY GHI Student-rated Policy for Domestic and International Students PSC-CUNY Adjunct Health Coverage (for CUNY adjuncts who are NOT Graduate Center students) The American College Student Association Insurance Plan National Association of Graduate-Professional Students International Student Plans Comercially Rated and Membership Organizations Commercially Rated Programs Introduction to HMOs, POS, PPO and EPO Review and Comparison Shopping Some Rates for Commercially Rated Programs Membership Organizations The International Women’s Writing Guild Freelancer’s Union Dental Plans Student Rated The Stu-Dent Plan Commercial Plans AmeriPlan USA Dental, Vision Prescription, Pharmac, and Chiropractic Care Careington International Northeast Dental Plan CPS Dental, Inc. Community Dental Clinics The Ryan Center Callen-Lorde Community Vision Clinics and Comercial Vision Programs Community Vision Clinics SUNY College of Optometry/University Optometry Center The Ryan Center Commercial Vision Programs Coast to Coast Vision Plan EyeMed Vision Care EyeMed(2) Vision Plan Vision USA New Eyes for the Needy Prescription Drug Infromation Walgreens Prescription Savings Club Wal-Mart $4 Generic Prescriptions Target $4 Generic Prescriptions Free Medicine Foundation Rx Assist The Partnership for Prescription Assistance Benefits Check Up Script Solutions Discount Card The Medicine Program Health Clinics and Hospitals TelaDoc Care – Phone Consultations and Prescription Service with a Physician Lists of Local Low-Cost or Free Health Care Centers, Clinics and Hospitals The Health and Hospital Corporation (HHC) Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANYS) Healthy Living NY Local Health Care Clinics that are Low-Cost, Sliding-Scale or Free DOCS Ryan Center Parkmed Eastern Women's Center Callen-Lorde Community Health Center New York City Free Clinic Two Free Clinics Operated by the Institute for Urban Family Health The Charles B. Wang Community Health Center The Gay Men’s Health Crisis Inc Planned Parenthood Margaret Sanger Center Cancer Services Program (CSP of Manhattan) Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center