Our Mission

Amida Care's mission is to provide access to comprehensive care and coordinated services that facilitate positive health outcomes and general well-being for our Members.

Description:

Amida Care is a non-profit Medicaid HIV Special Needs Plan (SNP). An HIV SNP is a health plan specifically designed for Persons Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Amida Care works with its Members and Providers to improve access to care. By having nurse care coordinators, member service representatives, community case managers, and other plan staff available to assist Members, it is easier for them to get the care they need and stay in care. Comprehensive assistance for Members and Providers is just a phone call away, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Amida Care was founded by seven Community Based Organizations (CBO's). Harlem United, Housing Works, Project Samaritan AIDS Services (PSI), Promesa, St. Mary's, the Greyston Foundation and Village Care of NY.

Amida Care is a Special Needs Health Plan for Medicaid recipients who:

• Are living with HIV/AIDS
• Live or work in the Amida Care service area: Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn

Members can also enroll their children in the plan whether they are HIV+ or not. Those who have Medicare (SSD) or a Medicaid spend down are not eligible to join Amida Care.

Amida Care Provides:

All the benefits of Medicaid, plus+

• Primary Care Providers (PCPs) who are credentialed HIV specialists
• A comprehensive network of providers, including some specialists who do not accept fee-for-service Medicaid
• Plan assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• The ability to access more than one service per day
• Member Services Representatives and Nurse Care Coordinators who are available to help you get the services you need when you need them
• Standards for waiting times and appointment availability
• Assistance with Medicaid recertification
• Monthly health promotion workshops led by experts in wellness and self care

HIV Specialists:

Every Member of Amida Care chooses a Primary Care Provider (PCP). For Members who are HIV+, this provider must have specialized expertise in caring for persons with HIV.

This means that all of our HIV PCP’s have:

• Experience in the care of HIV-infected persons, involving management of antiretroviral therapy, for at least 20 patients during the past year
• Ten hours a year of continuing medical education including information on the use of antiretroviral therapy (medications used to treat HIV infection)

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