# VNS Health \| Health Plans: A nationally recognized approach to care coordination\. > Our health plans are about more than just health care\. We want to help you live healthier in the comfort of your home and community\. 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These services help individuals and families get support for everyday needs and improve overall well\-being\. - [VNS Health and iCircle Join to Strengthen Long\-Term Care Across Western New York](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/news/vns-health-and-icircle-join-to-strengthen-long-term-care-across-western-new-york/) - [VNS Health Total Again Tops New York’s Medicaid Advantage Plus Plans](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/news/vns-health-total-again-tops-new-yorks-medicaid-advantage-plus-plans/): For the second year in a row, VNS Health Total has earned the highest possible 5\-star Overall Quality Rating from the New York State Department of Health \(NYSDOH\), ranking it as New York’s top Medicaid Advantage Plus \(MAP\) plan\. - [Meet Carla Renders, Our Director of Upstate Network Management](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/news/meet-carla-renders-our-director-of-upstate-network-management/) - [Don’t Wait: CDPAP Consumers Must Take Action By March 28](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/news/dont-wait-cdpap-consumers-must-take-action-by-march-28/) ## Provider News - [Recipient Restriction Program \(RRP\)](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/health-professionals/news/recipient-restriction-program-rrp/): The Recipient Restriction Program \(RRP\) is a New York State Medicaid program designed to coordinate medical services for Medicaid members that have been identified as exhibiting abusive or inappropriate behavior\. The program helps reduce unnecessary costs to the Medicaid program, avoid misuse of services and supports appropriate utilization of healthcare resources\. - [\[Webinar\] Strengthen Documentation and Close Gaps – In Just 1 Hour](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/health-professionals/news/webinar-strengthen-documentation-and-close-gaps-in-just-1-hour/) - [New State Requirements for Incontinence Supplies Effective October 1 ](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/health-professionals/news/new-state-requirements-for-incontinence-supplies-effective-october-1/): Effective October 1, 2026, the New York State Department of Health \(DOH\) has revised Medicaid requirements for incontinence supplies\. These state\-mandated changes simplify quantity limits for products such as diapers, liners, and underpads and introduce new authorization, documentation, and claims payment requirements\. - [Early Identification of PAD Can Help Prevent Limb Loss](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/health-professionals/news/early-identification-of-pad-can-help-prevent-limb-loss/): Peripheral arterial disease \(PAD\) remains underdiagnosed despite its association with increased risk of cardiovascular events, hospitalization, and lower extremity amputation\. - [Before You Reach Out, Check the Portal](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/health-professionals/news/before-you-reach-out-check-the-portal/): Before initiating outreach for open care gaps, consider checking the VNS Health Provider Portal first\. Clinical data collected by or received by the health plan, including blood pressure results and other supplemental information, may help identify care already completed and support quality measure documentation\. ## Documents - [Language Assistance Notice](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/documents/language-assistance-notice/) - [Interoperability Service Authorization Timeframe Change](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/documents/interoperability-service-authorization-timeframe-change/) - [Low\-Income Subsidy Plan Premium Table](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/documents/low-income-subsidy-plan-premium-table/) - [Member Handbook](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/documents/member-handbook-vns-health-total/) - [Member Handbook](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/documents/member-handbook-easycare-plus/) ## CTA Categories - [Prospect: EasyCare, EasyCare Plus, Total](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/cta-category/easycare/) - [Member: EasyCare, EasyCare Plus, Total](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/cta-category/member-easycare-easycare-plus-total/) - [Total Overview](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/cta-category/total-overview/) - [Brokers](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/cta-category/brokers/) - [Prospect: MLTC](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/cta-category/prospect-mltc/) ## Counties - [The Bronx](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/counties/the-bronx/) - [Queens](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/counties/queens/) - [Rensselaer](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/counties/rensselaer/) - [Richmond \(Staten Island\)](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/counties/richmond-staten-island/) - [New York \(Manhattan\)](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/counties/new-york-manhattan/) ## Medicare Support Statuses - [Yes](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/medicare-support-status/yes/) - [No](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/medicare-support-status/no/) - [Not Sure](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/medicare-support-status/not-sure/) ## Medicaid Support Statuses - [Yes](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/medicaid-support-status/yes/) - [Not Sure](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/medicaid-support-status/not-sure/) ## Long Term Care Support Statuses - [Yes](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/long-term-care-support-status/yes/) - [Not Sure](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/long-term-care-support-status/not-sure/) - [No](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/long-term-care-support-status/no/) ## Resource Types - [Plan Materials](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/resource-types/plan-materials/) - [Drug Benefits](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/resource-types/drug-benefits/) - [Forms](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/resource-types/forms/) - [Personal Health Materials](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/resource-types/personal-health-materials/) - [Notices](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/resource-types/notices/) ## Document Purposes - [Member Handbook Inserts](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/document-purposes/member-handbook-inserts/) - [Clinical Coverage Criteria References](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/document-purposes/clinical-coverage-criteria-references/) - [Drug List \(Formulary\)](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/document-purposes/drug-formulary/) - [Your Rights and Responsibilities](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/document-purposes/your-rights-and-responsibilities/) - [Prior Authorization Request Forms](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/document-purposes/prior-authorization-request-forms/) ## Plan Names - [Total](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/plans/total/) - [EasyCare](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/plans/easycare/) - [EasyCare Plus](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/plans/easycareplus/) ## Provider News Categories - [Helpful Tools and Resources](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/provider-news-category/helpful-tools-and-resources/) - [For Health Plan Members](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/provider-news-category/health-plan-members/) - [Documentation](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/provider-news-category/documentation/) - [Health Plan Updates](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/provider-news-category/health-plan-updates/) - [Guideline and Policy Updates](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/provider-news-category/guideline-and-policy-updates/) ## Provider News Plans - [SelectHealth](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/provider-news-plan/selecthealth/) - [VNS Health Total](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/provider-news-plan/vns-health-total/) - [VNS Health EasyCare](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/provider-news-plan/vns-health-easycare/) - [VNS Health EasyCare Plus](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/provider-news-plan/vns-health-easycare-plus/) - [VNS Health MLTC](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/provider-news-plan/vns-health-mltc/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://vnshpdev.wpengine.com/sitemap_index.xml)