The New York Health Benefit Exchange has changed its name to NY State of Health in anticipation of opening for enrollment on October 1, 2013.
The organization has also released the names of the insurers that will offer health and dental plans to individuals and small-business owners.
Insurance coverage begins January1, 2014. It is estimated that at full enrollment nearly 1.1 million New Yorkers will obtain insurance through NY State of Health, including 615,000 individuals and 450,000 employees of small businesses.
Here are the dental plans that will be offered in NY State of Health:
- Delta Dental Insurance Company
- Dentcare
- Dentegra Insurance Company
- Emblem
- Empire BlueCross and Empire Blue Cross BlueShield
- Guardian
- HealthNow New York (Blue Shield of NENY; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western NY)
- Healthplex
- MetLife
- Solstice
Visit the NY State of Health website for an interactive map that shows health plans by county.
