Health Plus - Health Plus, Radio Unica, WBLS, And WLIB To Collect Coats Throughout City

For Immediate Release

Health Plus, Radio Unica, WBLS, And WLIB To Collect Coats Throughout City
Managed Care Organization And Radio Partners To Provide Warmth To Needy This Winter

Media Inquiries:Kathryn Soman (718) 491-7493
Customer Inquiries: Marketing Department (888) 809-8009

- December 14, 2003 — Health Plus, Radio Unica, WBLS, and WLIB are partnering to collect coats at four different locations this winter to donate to community organizations that will distribute the garments to the needy.

Last year, Health Plus, the Medicaid managed care organization, collected almost 1,500 coats to distribute to individuals in need. With snow already upon us, the company hopes that this year they will collect more. "Health Plus is committed to providing help in a variety of ways to those in our communities who are in need," says Ada Rodriguez, Chief Marketing Officer for Health Plus. "We're pleased to organize this year's coat drive. We know that it will keep many individuals warm during this frigid winter."

Anyone interested in donating a coat can bring their garments to the following locations on December 14, from 12 noon to 6 pm:

Manhattan
State Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat's Office
210 Sherman Avenue
between 204th and 207th Streets
Washington Heights
12:00PM - 6:00PM

Bronx
Joe's Place Restaurant
1841 Westchester Avenue
12:00PM - 6:00PM

Brooklyn
Health Plus Office
241 37th Street
(loading dock @ corner of 2nd Avenue)
12:00PM - 6:00PM

Queens
Health Plus Office
153-17 Jamaica Avenue
Jamaica, New York
12:00PM - 6:00PM

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Health Plus, a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization, is one of the fastest growing managed care organizations in New York City. It was established in 1984 with a commitment to provide coordinated quality health care and improving access to health care for uninsured and underserved families. In its annual review of managed care plans, the New York State Department of Health ranked Health Plus as the top plan for quality in its 2002 and 2003 "Consumer's Guide to Medicaid Managed Care in New York City." Health Plus is New York City's leading provider of Child Health Plus, a New York State Department of Health program that offers parents FREE or low-cost health insurance for children under the age of 19. "CRAIN'S New York Business" magazine ranked Health Plus fifth among the largest health maintenance organizations in the New York area.