Respect for Medicaid
I have to have alot of respect and admiration for the Medicaid system here in New York. I'm a client of a Medicaid Managed Care health plan through Capital District Physicians Health Plan. My plan is the result of a contract between CDPHP and the NY Medicaid system. Standard practice here is placing Medicaid clients in managed care plans through health insurance companies run by the state. I like my managed care plan. I was without any health care insurance for almost eight years, without Medicaid and my Medicaid Managed Care plan I'd be worse off. Better than nothing, isn't it?

Oh, the name of my plan is CDPHP Select Plan, the plan CDPHP runs for Medicaid clients in my county and several other nearby counties.