SelectHealth Is More Than You Think
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SelectHealth Is More
Than You Think

It’s a specialized Medicaid plan for people with HIV, transgender and gender non-conforming people, and people without stable housing.

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SelectHealth Is More
Than You Think

It’s a specialized Medicaid plan for people with HIV, transgender and gender non-conforming people, and people without stable housing.

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SelectHealth Is More
Than You Think

It’s a specialized Medicaid plan for people with HIV, transgender and gender non-conforming people, and people without stable housing.

Why Choose a Specialized Medicaid Plan?
SelectHealth is not your average Medicaid health plan. With SelectHealth, you get all the benefits of Medicaid plus extra support from a Care Manager to keep you healthy.
For People with HIV
For People without Stable Housing
For Transgender or Gender Non-conforming People

SelectHealth has a long history of helping members with HIV get or stay undetectable. In fact, SelectHealth members have the highest rate* of undetectable† HIV for Medicaid plans in our service area‡. Being undetectable is the best thing people with HIV can do to stay healthy.

With SelectHealth, you get:

  • access to providers and specialists at hospitals, clinics, and private practices

  • check in calls and support from an experienced Care Manager

  • a primary care provider (PCP) who is an HIV expert

*Of members with HIV 2024, New York State Department of Health eQARR (Quality Assurance Reporting Requirements).
†SelectHealth service area: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Westchester and Nassau county.

With SelectHealth, you can choose from a large network of doctors, dentists, and specialists. Some offer special services, like transportation, video visits, or have different services at one location, to make it easier for you and your family to get the care you need.

You also get monthly check-in calls from your Care Manager for extra support.

SelectHealth gives you access to high-quality, caring, and inclusive health care, no matter where you are on your journey. We offer:

  • Gender-affirming care from top providers and specialists, and procedures like laser hair removal 

  • Monthly check in calls from your Care Manager 

  • Help from SelectHealth pharmacists on transgender-specific and other medications 

  • Access to an outstanding network including providers at Mount Sinai and NYU Langone.

For People with HIV

SelectHealth has a long history of helping members with HIV get or stay undetectable. In fact, SelectHealth members have the highest rate* of undetectable† HIV for Medicaid plans in our service area‡. Being undetectable is the best thing people with HIV can do to stay healthy.

With SelectHealth, you get:

  • access to providers and specialists at hospitals, clinics, and private practices

  • check in calls and support from an experienced Care Manager

  • a primary care provider (PCP) who is an HIV expert

*Of members with HIV 2024, New York State Department of Health eQARR (Quality Assurance Reporting Requirements).
†SelectHealth service area: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Westchester and Nassau county.

For People without Stable Housing

With SelectHealth, you can choose from a large network of doctors, dentists, and specialists. Some offer special services, like transportation, video visits, or have different services at one location, to make it easier for you and your family to get the care you need.

You also get monthly check-in calls from your Care Manager for extra support.

For Transgender or Gender Non-conforming People

SelectHealth gives you access to high-quality, caring, and inclusive health care, no matter where you are on your journey. We offer:

  • Gender-affirming care from top providers and specialists, and procedures like laser hair removal 

  • Monthly check in calls from your Care Manager 

  • Help from SelectHealth pharmacists on transgender-specific and other medications 

  • Access to an outstanding network including providers at Mount Sinai and NYU Langone.

With SelectHealth you have access to leading doctors, specialists and hospital systems. Here are just a few of the many providers we work with.

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The SelectHealth coverage areas are: Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Nassau and Westchester counties.

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SelectHealth: Quick Facts about the Plan

  • SelectHealth is a specialized Medicaid health insurance plan (HIV SNP) from VNS Health, a not-for-profit health care organization that has served New Yorkers for over 130 years.  
  • SelectHealth is for Medicaid eligible people with HIV, transgender or gender non-conforming people, people experiencing unstable housing or homelessness, and their dependent children.
  • Like all Medicaid plans, SelectHealth provides health insurance coverage to eligible people at no cost. 
  • The SelectHealth service area is: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Nassau and Westchester county 
  • Eligible people can join SelectHealth at any time.