AdvantageCare Physicians (ACPNY) were joined by New York representatives for a group conversation on the importance of lowering the prices of prescription medicines for seniors, safeguarding the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and ensuring Medicaid members are enrolled in health coverage following the end of the national COVID-19 public health emergency earlier this year.
Representative and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8), United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan were present for the roundtable discussion on improving the costs of medicine and visit at ACPNY’s East New York Medical Office on June 30.
“No one is more concerned than this Administration, from the President on down, with making sure people have the coverage and care that's right for them. Everyone deserves health care that they can afford,” said U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra. “I am proud to partner with our local healthcare leaders and practices to echo the call for lower healthcare costs and better access to care.”
The AdvantageCare Physicians East New York practice is in a designated Medically Underserved Area and Primary Care Health Care Provider Shortage Area as identified by the federal government. The practice offers primary care as well as 11 specialties in care. The site is also collocated with Quest Laboratories, One Brooklyn Health, Lenox Hill Radiology, Advanced Dermatology, NY Cancer and Blood, and EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care.
Neighborhood Care collaborates with ACPNY to further identify and help address patients’ social determinants of health. Care Navigators perform proactive outreach and work one-on-one with patients to connect them to community resources ranging from social services to mental health services. Members of the community can also come to Neighborhood Care for free health and wellness classes and assistance navigating health plans to help work through barriers to accessing care and foster healthier living.
“For our steadfast team of providers and healthcare professionals at AdvantageCare Physicians, meeting our patients where they are, in their communities, is at the core of what we do,” said AdvantageCare Physicians President and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Navarra Rodriguez.
