The Fidelis Care Blog

Whether you feel sick, need ongoing treatment, or want a checkup, it is important to know where to go for health care.

Fidelis Care and health care provider His Branches Community Health Center recently partnered for an event in Rochester aimed at educating the public about a major change in the health insurance renewal process. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government provided New York State with additional funding to keep individuals automatically covered under Medicaid, Child Health Plus, Essential Plan, and Managed Long Term Care. Those individuals must now take action to keep their health insurance.

The Great American Smokeout is held each year on the third Thursday of November and encourages smokers across the nation to quit smoking. Sponsored by the American Cancer Society, this year’s Great American Smokeout is on November 16. Cigarette smoking remains the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the United States. About 1.7 million New Yorkers continue to smoke cigarettes. Every year in New York, smoking kills 21,000 adults. Another 1,400 New Yorkers die every year from exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke.

Fidelis Care believes that quality, affordable healthcare should be accessible to all, regardless of where you live. National Rural Health Day is an important opportunity to raise awareness and recognize the unique challenges that rural residents face in accessing healthcare. By celebrating this day, we highlight our commitment to improving healthcare access and outcomes and providing support to rural healthcare providers and their patients

Fidelis Care is proud to recognize and honor the brave veterans within our organization, in our communities, and across the nation. Some Fidelis Care employees shared their thoughts. Scott Averill, Senior Vice President, Sales and Co-Chair of Fidelis Care’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Council, served in The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) from 1972-1976.