What is Care Management?
A person-centered approach to meeting an individual’s healthcare needs. Care Managers link and refer children or adults to any needed services to coordinate health care goals.
Care Managers assist by linking and referring to the following:
- Medical Health Services
- Dental & Vision Services
- Mental Health Services
- Clinical Services
- Housing Options
- Social Services
- Legal Services
- Religious Services
- Pharmacy Services
- Substance Use Counseling
- Transportation Coordination
- Employment Services
- Respite Services
- Natural Supports, including supports in the environment, i.e. friends, neighbors, colleagues
Who is Eligible?
- Any Medicaid recipient. May have both Medicaid and Medicare.
- May be a Medicaid Managed Care Member or receiving services on a Fee for Service basis.
- Has significant risk factors which can be addressed through care management.
- Must have one or more of the following:
- Two or more chronic health conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, substance use disorder or mental illness)
- Serious Mental Illness (SMI) (for adults),
- Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) (for children up to 21 years of age),
- Complex Trauma (for children up to 21 years of age) or
- HIV/AIDS
For more information, please contact 607.734.9784 or download our brochure here.
Make a referral for children. Complete the form and return to Catholic Charities.
Make a referral for adults or complete a self-referral. Complete the form on HHUNY’s website.