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Members Video Library

We’ve created a selection of brief videos packed with information, answers to FAQs, and guidance to help you benefit the most as an Amida Care Member. See Members share their experiences of the Amida Care Special Needs Plan.

Each video is offered in English and Spanish voice. For your convenience, a video transcript can also be read and printed in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Chinese, and Russian. Click either the English or En Español link in the Thumbnail Box. Once the Video Player appears, click the button for whichever language you wish to read and/or print.

About Amida Care
Welcome to Amida Care by CEO Doug Wirth [4:18]
Members Speak
What is it like to be a Member of Amida Care? [4:18]
How to Enroll in Amida Care
How can I join the Plan? [2:26]
Orientation for New Members
I’ve enrolled, now what? [6:48]

Video Answers to Member Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

To see all of the written questions and answers on ONE page, go to Member Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Member FAQs Spanish, Member FAQs Haitian Creole, Member FAQs Chinese, and Member FAQs Russian.

Member FAQs Introduction
Start your research here. [0:32]
Question 1
Do I lose my Medicaid if I join Amida Care? [0:39]
Question 2
Will my Primary Care doctor understand my special needs? [0:34]
Question 3
Can I still see the Primary Care doctor I’m seeing now? [0:30]
Question 4
Does Amida Care help me with housing issues too? [0:28]
Question 6
Do I have to make co-payments when I see doctors? [0:25]
Question 7
What if I decide to dis-enroll from the Plan? [0:43]
Question 8
Can my spouse or partner enroll with me? [0:24]

Please note: There is no video answer for Question 5.

Amida Care is an NYS sponsored HIV Special Needs Plan (SNP) that provides health care services for people on Medicaid living with HIV and their children. Amida Care services Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island. Starting September 1, 2010, if you live in New York City, choosing a Special Needs Plan or a regular Medicaid managed care plan is mandatory for PLWHA. To learn more about HIV SNPs, call NY Medicaid CHOICE helpline at 1-800-505-5678. (TTY 1-888-329-1541)

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