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Healthcare Proxies and Advance Healthcare Directives

Healthcare proxies and advance healthcare directives can help you plan your care if you ever lose the ability to communicate clearly.

Healthcare Proxies and Advance Healthcare Directives
High-Deductible Health Plans

High-deductible health plans (HDHPs) have lower premiums than traditional health coverage

High-Deductible Health Plans
Narrow Networks

Health plans negotiate the price of medical services with certain doctors, hospitals, labs and other providers.

Negotiating Your Costs

Since providers are able to decide how much to charge for out-of-network care, sometimes that charge might be higher than you expected.

Managing Costs of Chronic Conditions

If you´ve been diagnosed with a chronic condition, this article will give you some guidelines to help manage your care and costs. In it you will learn how you can get help to:

NY State of Health

NY State of Health is New York´s official online healthcare Marketplace. Individuals, families and small business owners in New York can use NY State of Health to compare health plans, and join the one that best meets their needs.