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Our Most Vulnerable Health Plan Members Need Us More Than Ever! Here’s What You Can Do.
April 14, 2026–The New York State budget is being finalized—and funding for our Managed Long-Term Care (MLTC) Health Plan that allows low-income Medicaid older New Yorkers and people living with disabilities to receive care at home is at serious risk. Because of this, over the past few months, CEO Dan Savitt, our Government Affairs team, as well as other team members from across the organization have ramped up our VNS Health advocacy efforts in Albany. Many team members not involved in these advocacy efforts have asked what they can do to help. Here are some suggestions: First, catch up on what’s going on. To learn more about what’s involved—and at risk, here are links to some recent news items that explain it all: Dan also authored similar op-ed articles outlining how the proposed budget is threatening access to care in Central and Western New York state. Tune in to Dan’s CEO Zoom
The 2026 VNS Health Social Work Month Celebration Photos and Video Are Here!
March 31, 2026–March is National Social Work Month. On March 24th, to honor this special occasion, over 120 Social Services Professionals gathered at our 220 East 42nd Street location for a fun breakfast celebration. The morning’s proceedings included presentations by CEO Dan Savitt and SVP for Behavioral Health Jessica Fear, a salute to Gender Affirmation Program’s Asha Lyons as the 2026 winner of the VNS Health Social Services Professional of the Year Award, and a raffle. A continuing education unit (CEU) followed. For those Social Services Professionals who were unable to make the event, a similar virtual celebration occured two days later that included a presentation by Chief of Provider Services David Rosales. And don’t miss the video of Asha accepting her award below! To see photos of the in-person event, click on the slideshow below. Asha Lyons, the 2026 Social Services Professional of the Year, accepting her award.
Frontline Honors Awardee Sabine Noel, Care Coordinator, on Why Community-Based Care Matters
March 19, 2026–
HHCN Spotlights Teresa Lin’s Trailblazing Work in Home and Community-Based Health Care
March 17, 2026–
Our Social Service Professionals Share What They Like Best About Social Work
March 16, 2026–Happy Social Work Month! In honor of National Social Work Month, Frontline asked some of VNS Health’s nearly 600 social service professionals, “What do you like best about social work?” Here’s what they said: “Working together as a team to support people from all different backgrounds and circumstances—and witnessing the intimate moments during the last days of life when you see the best of humanity—are truly gifts. I never take them for granted.” Bianca Davies, LSW, Manhattan, Hospice Care “What I love about social work is being the voice for those who don’t believe they have a voice. The impoverished communities can be overlooked, and we make sure they are seen and heard.” –Debra Thomas, Associate Director, Children’s Mobile Crisis Team, Behavioral Health “My favorite part of this work is seeing the person behind the problem. I really believe in people’s possibilities, even when others only see their limitations. At its core, social
Community Care & Health Plans in Focus: VNS Health Featured on PIX11
March 11, 2026–
Test Your Knowledge of Patient Safety. Take Our Quiz!
March 10, 2026–This week, from March 8 through March 14, is Patient Safety Awareness Week, an annual recognition week that occurs each year at this time. How much do you know about patient safety? Take this quiz created by Catherine Schaefer, Vice President, Quality, Provider Services, and Vandana Arora, Patient Safety Program Manager—and find out!
VNS Health Is Off and Running in 2026: Check Out Our Latest News Briefs!
March 3, 2026–We’re only a few months into 2026, and lots of great things are happening across VNS Health. How do you keep up with everything? One easy way is to read the latest batch of News Briefs, below. And remember, if you have any news or happenings that you’d like to share in an upcoming News Briefs, please click here. VNS Health Earns Heart Failure Certification from the American Heart Association VNS Health Home Care has earned the American Heart Association (AHA) Heart Failure Certification, a recognition that reflects excellence in delivering standardized, evidence-based treatment. With relatively few home care organizations in our service area holding this accreditation, this achievement further differentiates us as a provider of both home-based 4Ms Age-Friendly Care and expert heart failure care for patients living with heart failure. Among the steps taken to achieving the certification—and as part of VNS Health’s unwavering commitment to high-quality care—our Home
“Up Close with Dan” Takes a Close Look at Our Health Plan Member Experience
February 24, 2026–In his latest video, CEO Dan Savitt looks at how our SelectHealth team provides the best possible member experience to vulnerable special needs health plan members. Also: our Mobile Crisis Team rises to the occasion in the latest frigid Code Blue Emergency. Plus, Jessica Fear has something she “just wants to say” and Home Care’s Hiten Kothari shares a joyful Bollywood musical inspiration. To view the video, click here below. On-the-Go Segments Part One: Intro With Tribute to Our Teams During this Bitterly Cold Winter Part Two: Chat with Dahyana Astudillo on SelectHealth’s Outreach, and Hear About that Impact from a Member In Her Own Words Part Three: Mission in Action: A SelectHealth Success Story with Plan Member Monique Part Four: “I Just Want to Say” Featuring Jessica Fear, SVP, Behavioral Health Part Five: A Bollywood Musical Inspiration with Home Care Physical Therapist Hiten Kothari