INSURANCE
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INQUIRE ABOUT YOUR INSURANCE CARRIER HAVING DR. RUSSELL IN-NETWORK LOG ONTO THEIR WEBSITE AND KEY IN THE INFORMATION REQUESTED TO SEARCH THEIR DIRECTORY OF PHYSICIANS WHO ARE CONSIDERED IN-NETWORK AND ACCEPT YOU PARTICULAR COVERAGE.
The office currently accepts the following providers:
1199 www.1199seiubenefits.org
AETNA www.aetna.com
AMERICAN LIFECARES (PHCS)
AMERICHOICE (administered by UNITED HEALTHCARE)
CIGNA www.cigna.com
COVENTRY HEALTH www.coventryhealthcare.com
EMPIRE BLUE www.bcbs.com
EMBLEM HEALTH www.emblemhealth.com (we are not in-network with H I P products)
FIRSTHEALTH NETWORK www.firsthealth.com
GHI www.ghi.com
GHI HMO www.ghi.com
HEALTHNET www.healthnet.com
HEALTH of NEW YORK (administered by ATLANTIS HEALTH PLAN)
MAGNACARE www.magnacare.com
HEALTH PLUS www.health.state.ny.us
MULTIPLAN www.multiplan.com
NY HEALTHNETWORK (MULTIPLAN)
OXFORD FREEDOM www.oxhp.com
OXFORD LIBERTY www.oxhp.com
PacifiCare SIGNATURE ELITE (administered by UNITED HEALTHCARE)
PHCS www.phcs.com
THE EMPIRE PLAN - New York State Health Insurance (administered by UNITED HEALTHCARE)
UNITED HEALTHCARE www.unitedhealthcareonline.com
VYTRA Premium Networks www.vytra.com
PLEASE NOTE:
United Healthcare is a major underwriter of numerous third-party providers. This office is only cleared to accept UHC proper, The Empire Plan, PacifiCare Elite, and any UHC subsidiaries affiliated with PHCS/Multiplan at this time.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING PLANS:
AFFINITY
ATLANTIS
FIDELIS / CENTERCARE
HEALTHFIRST
H I P and all of its affiliated family/child plans - this company has denied payment for many of its insured which we have seen in the past and state that the Dr. is in-network but she IS NOT.